"First, we have here a ruler of Egypt for 26 years. That's right, since 1981 who is trying to lecture us, the Jewish people about their right to have own Jewish state. His country has been ruled under Egypt's Emergency Law for the entire time. He considers the country in a permanent state of emergency and has expanded his powers as a result. They arrest and detain citizens for what ever trumped up reason they choose.
CAIRO, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says Israel's demand to be recognized as a Jewish state is unnecessary.
"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 told Israel's Channel One network.
"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," he said in the interview broadcast Saturday night.
The Egyptian leader cautioned Israel against renewing construction in West Bank settlements once the building freeze expires Sept. 26, saying such a move could torpedo current peace efforts and plunge the region into violence.
A continued settlement freeze and serious negotiations could lead to a framework peace agreement within a few months, the Egyptian leader said.
"This issue requires tough decisions to be made by courageous leaders and I think that Prime Minister (Binyamin) Netanyahu can make tough decisions," Mubarak said.
I am not an historian, decent author or a journalist, and the chances are that unless there is a link or reference to somewhere else, the perpetrator is yours truly – Renaud Sarda. I created this blog as a focal point, to arm people with arguments and facts that they can perhaps use to counter biased media reporting and anti-Israel propaganda, and to help counter (BDS) campaign. I am a Zionist/Sephardi/Jew who will fly the Israeli flag, and defend whatever Israel does.
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