Egyptian Party Stresses Necessity for Revising Camp David Accord
News number: 9010173585 17:42 | 2012-02-04
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TEHRAN (FNA)- A leading Egyptian political party lashed out at Tel Aviv for
breaching the Camp David Accord, and stressed the necessity for revising the
treaty.

"Since the accord has emphasized establishment of peace in the region and
unfortunately Israel has not implement it, the treaty should be revised and
the conditions demanded by the Egyptian side should be implemented as soon
as possible," Spokesman of Wafd Party Mohamed Mostafa Shardi told FNA on
Saturday.

"While establishment of peace in the Middle-East can no doubt be expected if
only Israel feels bound by the implementation of the articles of the Camp
David Accord, Israel has never been committed to the treaty since it was
signed," he added.

"We have never felt that our Palestinian brothers are feeling peace and
security and we want this agreement and its articles to be revised for the
very same reason," he noted.

The remarks by Mostafa Shardi came as the two main Islamic parties in Egypt,
which won the majority of votes in the recent parliamentary elections in the
country, have voiced their opposition to the Cairo-Tel Aviv ties.

Speaking to FNA in Cairo in January, spokesman of the Salafi al-Nour party
rejected reports about a meeting between the party's leaders and Israel's
ambassador to Egypt, and described the reports as smear campaign to defame
the Islamist party.

"Al-Nour party can in no way ignore the Arab nations and Arab world's rights
and the restoration of these rights is an unchangeable principle of the
party," Nader Bakar said at the time.

"Al-Nour is against the establishment of any relations with the Zionist
regime," he stated.

The spokesman underlined that his party would certainly strive to change the
Camp David Accord in the interests of Egyptian nation.

The Salafi al-Nour is among the two main Islamist parties that won a
majority of votes in both the first the second rounds of Egypt's
parliamentary. It has won 20% of ballots.

Early in December, a senior member of the Egyptian Al-Ikhwan Al-Muslimun
(Muslim Brotherhood) party underlined the necessity for revising Camp David
Accord between Cairo and Tel Aviv, describing the pact as "cruel".

"It is natural that after the victory of the revolution many things and
issues should be studied and dealt with," Kamal al-Halbawi told FNA at the
time.

"Hence, the issue of revising the Camp David Accord will also be in the list
of the top priorities of (Egypt's new) officials to be studied in its
appropriate time," he added.

Also, former Egyptian Ambassador to the Palestinian territories Gamal
Mazloum had told FNA that Egypt should take action to boost its forces in
the Sinai Desert and make a formal request to correct and modify the Camp
David Accord.

Since the Zionist regime has several times breached the Camp David Accord,
Egypt should use its power and increase its military presence in the Sinai
Desert if the Israeli regime rejects a willing modification of Camp David,
he said in October.

Another leading Egyptian political activist had also underlined the
necessity of revisions in the Camp David Accord between Cairo and Tel Aviv,
stressing that the deal is no more valid.

"Camp David has been annulled and has no more credit and value," member of
Egypt's National Association for Change George Ishaq told FNA in Cairo in
September.