Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel is “rock solid,” Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” program.
“I assume Egypt will continue to respect it,” ElBaradei said when asked about the current treaty. He also said “everyone in Egypt, everyone in the Arab world wants to see an independent Palestinian state.”
This should be very comforting to the many people who have been going on and on about how the Revolution will be the end of Egyptian-Israeli relations; that the peace treaty that has been in place for 30 years will come tumbling down with Mubarak.
Not this isn't a guarantee that it won't, but it is very encouraging. Most Egyptians still hate Israel and aren't happy about the peace treaty, but that doesn't mean they want to go to war either. And, even if they do, having a leadership that is pragmatic enough to recognize the consequences of rescinding the treaty could prove to be enough to keep it in place. Inshallah.
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