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Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
Weekly Commentary: Facing the Egyptian Challenge |
Weekly Commentary: Facing the Egyptian Challenge Back in the summer of 1998 I heard Shimon Peres make his standard "New I spoke with Peres as he was making his way out of the hall. “Mr. Peres,” I asked, “I understand your hypothesis which relates peace to Peres replied with a smile: "I don't give answers to questions which I don't And now it may very well be happening. What, indeed, is the contingency if the Moslem Brotherhood and its allies Its hardly a far fetched scenario. They are in fact considering running on a And that's only the beginning of the problems. It is hardly a foregone conclusion that the billions of dollars of aid being And there we will be, with a neighbor armed to the teeth with American There are no simple answers to this challenge. But there are some guiding principles: 1. The Egyptian force limitations in the Sinai must be strictly adhered to 2. Israel must bring up its force levels to reflect the significant 3. Israeli policy relating to Egypt's role in the Gaza Strip must also take It is certainly a very serious challenge. But we cannot afford the luxury of adopting the approach that Shimon Peres Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis) |
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