Israel's demand to be recognized as a Jewish state by the Palestinians is unnecessary, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in an interview broadcast on Channel 1 on Saturday night.
Mubarak said that in Israel there is a Jewish majority like in Arab states there are Muslim majorities.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
"I say to Israeli citizens, including Jews, Muslims and others, that there is no such thing as a state in which all the citizens are Jews," Mubarak said. "In Egypt, we have Muslims, Christians and Jews and there is no problem. When they wanted to establish a Muslim state in Kosovo, the world came out against it because it did not want a Muslim state in central Europe."
Mubarak cautioned Israel against renewing settlement construction in the West Bank. If settlement construction is renewed, he said, it would torpedo the founding of a Palestinian state and increase terrorism against Israel and the United States throughout the Middle East.
Mubarak said that a continued settlement freeze and serious negotiations could lead to a framework peace agreement within a few months.
The Egyptian president expressed optimism that both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are serious about reaching a peace agreement.
"This issue requires tough decisions to be made by courageous leaders and I think that Prime Minister Netanyahu can make tough decisions," Mubarak said.
In the interview, Mubarak also warned of the dangers of nuclear weapons in the Middle East. He called for Israel to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and demanded that Iran restrict its use of nuclear energy to civilian purposes only.
"We want the region to be free of weapons of mass destruction, whether we're speaking of Iran or Israel," he said.
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If only Abraham had waited for Isaac. If only Isaac had waited forJacob. The half brothers have fulfilled their prophesies, making greatnations but fighting against everyone, even their own brothers. Nowthey prepare to surround Israel for the final conflict. How canscripture be denied still?? It's time to put faith in God, not man...you think?
... which country was told it will be removed from the map ... ?
It's majority Jewish and has been for quite a while. Is this guy blind?Plus read Egypt's constitution, the name of the country is the 'ArabRepublic of Egypt'
There is an old saying: Convince a man against his will and he is ofthe same opinion still. of course, Israel wants to force thePalestinians to recognize them on the world stage. This is the samething as the Palestinians saying, yes, it is your land and not ours.This is plain coersion and it is transparent to the world. Still, it isimportant to Israelis to be recognized in such a fashion even if it is fakery.
Please clarify me on a BIG question? Where in the world the word"Arab" means "Muslim"? Take the opportunity and alsotell me if Israel is a synonym of Jewish... just google those words andthen you might find the answer that you don't want to see.
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