Israel watched Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation with trepidation Friday, concerned the ouster of its staunchest Arab ally might endanger a peace treaty between the two countries and help boost Islamists already on the rise in the region.
The dramatic decision came after an 18-day popular revolt against the 82-year-old autocrat. The uprising was led by young secular Egyptians, with the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition group, largely remaining in the background.
However, former Israeli officials expressed concern that regime change in Egypt, as part of a wider transformation of the Arab world, could leave Israel even more isolated. Last year, regional powerhouse Turkey shifted away from its alliance with Israel....
John Simpson wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12437827
There is a historical echo to this. In the 1952 revolution against the monarchy, some senior officers supported the king, while younger ones like Colonel Gamal Abdul Nasser backed the coup.
Nasser became president after sweeping his boss, General Naguib, aside. Since Nasser, there has only been two presidents in Egypt, Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak.
For sixty years this country has been a military dictatorship backed by a nasty secret police force. Finally, no doubt reluctantly, the army leaders have brought Nasser's system to an end
and replaced the military dictatorship with ... military rule!
No wonder Israel is trepidatious! As we all should be. Pray for Egyptian Christian believers!
I recently read on the JP that Mr. Lieberman, who I thought I read was the acting PM in Israel (same source) believed that Turkey and Iran were more to be feared than the Arabs.
I try to understand this based on my eschatology. For that reason I tend to think that he was correct in his statement. Psalm 2 indicates God is still on the throne, He is not fretting. His understanding is perfect. For that perfection or maturity of understanding I strive and pray. Though I may not agree with Mr. Lieberman on many things with that conclusion I agree. We should pray for the conversion of Israel & Egyptian youth, because the fool says in his heart there is no God. The secularist says just that be he Jew or Gentile.
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Dr. Alan Cairns | 5/18/2009
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