Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Ehud Barak: the Mubarak era ended


Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday that the era of President Hosni Mubarak over, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel needs to strengthen itself to cope with unstable conditions in the region, in reference to the possible fall of the peace treaty with Egypt.
  
Barak said - in an interview with Channel Two television on Wednesday evening - that "the Mubarak era ended without a doubt." "It will be established there (in Egypt) is something else, and that we need to be ready for any development."
  
The statements made by Barak in a state of anxiety prevails in political circles of the Israeli potential repercussions of the collapse of the regime of President Mubarak, in light of the unprecedented public protests, and American and European pressure exerted on the strong Mubarak for political change is real and immediate.
  
Force multiplier In remarks in sync, "said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday that he needs to be strengthened Israel's strength in light of turmoil in Egypt, which may lead to a system of anti-Israel, as Netanyahu and other officials in his government.
 
Netanyahu added - in a speech before the Parliament - "and based the basis of our stability and our future to maintain peace or expansion - especially in circumstances that are not stability - to enhance the strength of Israel."
  
It may be his talk about the need to strengthen Israel's strength, a hint that it may expand its armed forces in the event that did not hold up the peace treaty concluded in 1979 with Egypt before the disturbances, or appeared to be less coherent than it was in the past.
  
Before the conclusion of this treaty - the first with an Arab country - was the Israeli military spending is 30% of GDP, but it has since declined to about 9% according to the Israeli data.
  
Netanyahu has - in the statements themselves - in the hope that world leaders to ensure Egypt's commitment to the treaty.
  
He considered that what is happening in Egypt, there may be instability in the region for several years, and felt that "there will be conflict in Egypt between the democratic forces and other forces seeking to build a system similar to the Iranian regime."
  
Netanyahu has expressed his concern yesterday from the collapse of the regime of Egyptian President, described the demonstrations Tuesday Baldrametekip.
  
However, he said Wednesday that the popular protests in Egypt that could lead to reforms to be a great source of hope for Israel and the region and the world




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