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| Middle East |
| Egypt wobbles back into Arafat's corner... |
| 2002-07-15 |
| Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said Monday his country disagreed with Israel on the role Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat should play, but that the two states could still work together to promote peace. "We differ on this issue ... But we can find a way, without affecting Arafat, to help negotiations and reach a solution," Mubarak told reporters after talks with Israel's Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. Sure. Yasser has to play a role, and a big one. Look at all he's accomplished so far! An Israeli source said earlier that Ben-Eliezer's visit to Egypt was part of Israel's efforts to convince the international community, including the Arab world, that Arafat must go before the peace process could move forward. Egypt and other Arab states have repeatedly backed Arafat as the Palestinians' elected leader and said any change was up to the Palestinian people. And they'll choose who they're told to choose, so shut the hell up. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |