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Middle East
Arab League condemns attack on Maher
2003-12-23
The Arab League has joined the growing chorus of criticism of the attack on Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher. "We condemn and denounce this criminal act," said Said Kamal, the league's deputy secretary general who oversees Palestinian affairs. Mahir is "known for his strong support of the Palestinian people," he added.
"It ain't like he's one o' them Jews or somethin'!"
Earlier, Egyptian President Mubarak issued a statement saying that he "deeply regrets the attempts made by a small group of irresponsible Palestinians to assault Foreign Minister Maher." Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Quraya told Aljazeera that he was "shocked and furious" over the attack on Maher, whose country signed the Arab world's first peace treaty with Israel in 1979.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#7  Glen (not..)
I can't answer @1. However, the name of the Egyptian state is Jumhuriyat Misr al-‘Arabiya. [Misr means Egypt] So they see themselves as both Egyptian and arab but apparently Egyptian first.
Posted by: mhw   2003-12-23 12:28:09 PM  

#6  Ptah: Personal Q: Are you using ancient Egyptian name as a symbol of something? Two quickies:
1) Do Egyptians see themselves as Arabs?
2) "Western press" in this context is al-Beeb.
Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds)   2003-12-23 11:16:31 AM  

#5  Interesting. While the western press tried to mask the identity of the assailants, calling them "Muslims", the Muslims themselves didn't have a problem identifying them as Palestinians.

I wonder if this is the beginning of disengagement of the Arab front line states from the Paleos.
Posted by: Ptah   2003-12-23 10:47:19 AM  

#4  If Mubarak or his son (who will be the next President of Egypt) wants to take an anti Palestinian tack, he has an excuse to get the Egyptian street going in his direction. Remember Mubarak is known to detest Arafat and Arafat hasn't condemned the rioters yet.
Posted by: mhw   2003-12-23 10:32:20 AM  

#3  Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Quraya told Aljazeera that he was "shocked and furious" over the attack on Maher, whose country signed the Arab world's first peace treaty with Israel in 1979.

And that's pretty much the long and short of it. Nothing else will happen, and nothing else will be done about the incident.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-12-23 10:20:44 AM  

#2  " We don't need you and your deals! What? NO! Don't close the tunnels! "
Posted by: Charles   2003-12-23 6:36:13 AM  

#1  Yeah, that is it. Piss off your friends in Egypt, and the Arab League.
Posted by: Ben   2003-12-23 5:17:43 AM  

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