At today’s Jerusalem conference for US Jewish leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to reassure that his government was prepared for the rapidly changing situation in Egypt.
Netanyahu insisted that the government would have to “prepare for the worst” and that he would “do whatever I can to increase the chances that they don’t materialize.” He also insisted that free elections wouldn’t necessarily be a good thing, pointing out that Hezbollah’s bloc has now taken power in Lebanon.
Speaking before Netanyahu, US envoy James Cunningham also sought to reassure the attendees, saying that “we have not abandoned our allies.” A number of Israeli officials condemned the US for not sufficiently backing the Mubarak regime, above and beyond the annual $1.3 billion in military aid.
Israeli leaders have made it clear they oppose elections in Egypt on general principle, and believe that an elected government would end the 1979 peace deal. This does not, of course, mean that a war would break out, but a number of Egyptians are unhappy with restrictions the deal places on travel in Sinai, and well as obliging them to comply with the Gaza blockade.
Israel is an aparthied state. Actually, it is not even a state because they claim no boundaries but will grab land from others and will not allow Arabs to buy land in Israel. Their so-called leaders are a joke. American politicians are suckers for falling into Israel's make-believe fears and wars. They (Israel government) are like little boys always wanting to be king of the hill. Mind your own business and get along with your neighbors.
It is amazing the Egypt is another nation that Israel fears elections. Hello Israel Egypt is a nation that you have invaded at least twice and stolen a lot of its land. You have a lot of reason to fear that the people who you have treated so badly would not like you. I would stick with the national policy that J. Pollard is a hero of Israel and the only thing on the prime ministers mind is getting J. Pollard to Israel so the other problems in the middle east do not get reported. Bibi might be a war monger but that does not mean that he understand that he has been kicked out of office before and they brought him back. He appoints a mad man like Lieberman to put a face on Israel that the world watches. What Israel should worry is more elections in Israel than Egypt.
Is anyone keeping score? All of the places where America has worked so hard and spent so much trying to supress Muslim rage against Israel are throwing off the yokes that we put in place. Mubarack is gone and with it goes the seige of Gaza. Lebanon elected Hezballah, the only real guardian and defender of Lebanon from periodic invasions by the IDF. Bahrain is seeing a revolt against a royalty so corrupt that it rents itself out to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Turkey has had its fill of getting the abusive end of a relationship with Israel. The Palestinians have seen the treachery of their American and Israeli approved leaders and now trust only Hamas. Jordan is shaky. All of the countries that the USA has worked so hard to buy off or threaten into submission are telling us where to "stick it". And where we do want revolution (eg anti-Zionism governments like Iran and Syria), results are not so promising. When are we going to come to our senses and give up on the Zionist jerks? No amount of money or threats will guarantee the continued existence of that racist, land-stealing, criminal country.
As usual, Israel is trying to turn everything into an occasion for war. I am beginning to think that a peaceful Israel would be an oxymoron. Without war or the threat of war, could there even be an Israel ? Founded on war, its economy thrives on war, and always in a state of hysteria and alarm, it is the ultimate police state.
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Hey, Israel- maybe this is a wake-up call to show you that it might not be a good idea to piss off EVERY ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS over the years, huh? Now you're moving in a direction where a lot of the American public is on to your 'poor pitiful me' act and it isn't going over well. Keep it up and you'll find yourself alone in a rough neighborhood.