23 November 2011
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President Jimmy Carter with then-Egyptian
President Anwar al-Sadat and
then-Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin
for the signing of the 1979 Peace Pact |
JERUSALEM –
Israel is preparing of for the possibility of the peace pact with
Egypt failing altogether.
Matan Vilnai, the minister for civil defense and a retired military general, stated that the Israeli government was concerned with
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood ability to make gains and win elections.
The Muslim Brotherhood will be the majority in Egyptian institutions.
The politics in
Egypt are rocky at best and the military is likely to dominate the upcoming government.
The Brotherhood does not want to end the
1979 peace pact with
Israel, they just want amendments made.
The peace pact will likely not fall apart immediately but likely will as soon as the regime stabilizes.
The recent protests in
Egypt have increased
Israel’s concerns.
The peace pact is the cornerstone of security in
Israel.
It keeps peace along a once volatile border and has helped deal with Palestinian militants in the
West Bank and
Gaza Strip, and
Hezbollah guerrillas across
Israel’s northern border in
Lebanon.
Israel has been pleased with
Egypt’s military since
President Hosni Mubarak was unseated in February.
The Muslim Brotherhood has similar ideologies as
Hamas in
Gaza, which poses a big threat to
Israel.
Israel is preparing for a number of scenarios that could arise should unrest between the two countries rise in the near future.
Reliability: 9
Source: Israel Expects ‘Grave Erosion’ in Peace Pact with Egypt
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