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| Egyptian parliament: Israel is #1 enemy | |
| 2012-03-13 | |
On Monday, Egyptian MPs voted by a show of hands on the text of a report, which was compiled by the Arab Affairs Committee of the People's Assembly (lower house of parliament). "Revolutionary Egypt will never be a friend, partner or ally of the Zionist entity, which we consider to be the number one enemy of Egypt and the Arab nation," the report declared, adding, "It will deal with that entity as an enemy, and the Egyptian government is hereby called upon to review all its relations and accords with that enemy." In 1979, Egypt became the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel, but was compelled to agree to supply gas to Israel as one of the main economic conditions of the US-sponsored peace deal. According to the results of an opinion poll conducted by Synovate for Press TV and published on October 3, 2011, an overwhelming majority of Egyptians oppose the terms of the country's gas deal with Israel. In the poll, seventy-three percent of the respondents said they were opposed to gas exports to Israel. Only 9 percent said they approved of Egypt supplying gas to Israel, and 12 percent had no opinion. The issue of supplying gas to Israel has always been a contentious topic for Egyptians, who view Israel as an enemy and oppose engaging in any form of business with it. According to a $2.5 billion export deal with Tel Aviv, signed in 2005, Israel receives around 40 percent of its gas supply from Egypt at an extremely low price. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #13 Uh, uh, so does this mean the Begin-Sadat Peace Accords is officially toast + Israel can militarily re-occupy the Sinai??? This has got "SUEZ CRISIS II: CANAL BUGALOO" for Cable written all over it. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-03-13 21:49 |
| #12 Every collapsing state needs a #1 Enemy. It deflects blame from the rulers and gives the people something to think about besides shortages of food, power and consumer goods. For the Arab world, if the Juice did not exist, it would be necessary to invent them. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-03-13 19:05 |
| #11 The Arabs seem determined to accomplish the impossible - have the Greeks, Cypriots and Israelis agree to divide up the energy rights to the eastern Med. Gas, like money, is fungible. I won't be surprised if even the Jordanians or Saudis agree to supply Israel, simply by brokering the shipments from Egypt. Now, if they were really creative, they'd agree to route the Hormuz detour pipeline from Kuwait and Qatar to Haifi. As silly as the Persian navy is, that would render it superfluous. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2012-03-13 19:04 |
| #10 Makes me feel so good about all the foreign aid we give 'em. And with Obama in office you can bet that aid will continue whether we can afford it or not. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-03-13 18:07 |
| #9 Better than being number2. |
| Posted by: Jiggs Grinetle3790 2012-03-13 16:34 |
| #8 So if the Peace Treaty is over then the USA doesn't need to pay both sides? |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2012-03-13 16:33 |
| #7 Depending upon the reactions to the upcoming Iran action, Sinai might just end up under Israel control again. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-03-13 15:31 |
| #6 I dont give a damn about the Egyptian gas deal. I think long term it will be a benefit for Israel because we will be pushed to invest in developing our local gas fields which will not be dependent on the decisions of the moslem brotherhood. Besides, the gas line was Kaboomed 13 times up to now, so there was no regular supply anyhow. What is really important is the realization of Israel's leaders that : A LYING ARAB REMAINS A LYING ARAB a skunk will always smell like a skunk no matter how much perfume you spray on it. NO MORE DEALS WITH LYING ARABS. - is a lesson we have to burn into the minds of our politicians. No matter how much land you give them all you get in the end is a temporary "Hudna". The Egyptian peace agreement was not worth the paper it was written on ( all it bought us was some time- which was not so bad while it lasted). Another Even more important lesson is : Dont trust anyone with your National security ! Even so called "friends" ( Bambi et al.) will lie to you if it fits their interests. I hope Netanyahu can read what is written in big letters on the wall. Dear P.M. Please attack Iran and don't give a damn about promises (or threats) from friends and enemies. |
| Posted by: Elder of Zion 2012-03-13 13:02 |
| #5 Sharks & gators, 2x4. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-03-13 08:36 |
| #4 Come again, g(r)om? I really don't see it that cruel to Gazooks. |
| Posted by: Twobyfour 2012-03-13 06:17 |
| #3 That's cruelty to animals, 2x4. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-03-13 03:47 |
| #2 I hope that Israelis see now that returning Sinai was inane. They should get it back at the nearest opportunity. And build a moat around Gazoo, filled with great white and crocks. |
| Posted by: Twobyfour 2012-03-13 02:07 |
| #1 This has never been in doubt, even when Hosni ran the show, but now it's out in front The difference is that, nowadays, most Israelis understand this. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-03-13 01:16 |