Livni crossed red line in criticising Egypt, sez Mubarak
JERUSALEM - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak slammed Israels foreign minister for crossing a red line in her criticism of Cairos efforts to halt arms smuggling to Gaza, in an interview published on Thursday.
Uh-oh, the National Dignity has been offended. | Tzipi Livni crossed a red line with me, Mubarak told Israels mass-selling Yediot Aharonot daily. Its very easy to sit in an office and criticise our performance on the ground, Mubarak said. This works to dampen the atmosphere. Relations with Israel are very important to me do not ruin them.
If you disapprove of the way we handle arms smuggling, youre welcome to do the job yourselves, he said. Tzipi Livnis running to the media to complain about us and to give us grades, instead of picking up the phone or sending someone, crossed a red line with me.
He was referring to Livnis comments before Israels foreign affairs and defence committee on Monday in which she slammed Egyptian efforts to crack down on arms smuggling into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. Their actions are problematic and are risking the possibility of advancing in the peace process, she was quoted as saying.
Posted by: Steve White 2007-12-28 |