The Egyptian government, led by President Mohammad Morsi, is currently preparing for war.
While a few (naïve) analysts may have assumed that the first war declared would be against Israel, given the Muslim Brotherhood’s apparent support for its offshoot Hamas and the goal of the complete liberation of Palestine, the initial sounds from Morsi’s government have been supportive of the Camp David agreement (rejected by the majority of Egyptians). The most prominent exchanges between the two governments included Morsi’s hope to put the peace process back on track. In further interviews, Morsi was keen to state his commitment to all international peace treaties signed by Egypt, highlighting that post-revolutionary foreign policy with respect to Israel was less about what the Egyptian public demanded and more about maintaining Mubarak era policies and appeasing the West.
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While a few (naïve) analysts may have assumed that the first war declared would be against Israel, given the Muslim Brotherhood’s apparent support for its offshoot Hamas and the goal of the complete liberation of Palestine, the initial sounds from Morsi’s government have been supportive of the Camp David agreement (rejected by the majority of Egyptians). The most prominent exchanges between the two governments included Morsi’s hope to put the peace process back on track. In further interviews, Morsi was keen to state his commitment to all international peace treaties signed by Egypt, highlighting that post-revolutionary foreign policy with respect to Israel was less about what the Egyptian public demanded and more about maintaining Mubarak era policies and appeasing the West.
Read the full article at Eurasia Review
