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To: LindyBill who wrote (100703)2/16/2005 6:44:59 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 793914
 
Former Egyptian Parliament Member - "Egypt's Rulers Are Afraid Of Peace"
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By fred

Via MEMRI, Muhammad Farid Hassanein - a former member of the Egyptian parliament and announced candidate for president - claims his country's government is afraid of peace and stability in the Middle East as well as the positive (though imperfect) example of democracy that Israel provides:

"Egypt's rulers are afraid of peace, since peace pushes us towards democracy, and they are not interested in that. Nor are they interested in our becoming acquainted with the cultural reality which Israel has created or with the democracy that the Israelis, together with the Jews, have implemented ....

"I have seen the democracy among the Jews, and I know that the Arabs have many legitimate demands, which we will demand in the future from the Israeli government and the Israeli people. However, when I compare the living conditions of Israeli Arabs to my own living conditions in Egypt, I realize that the Israeli Arabs are more fortunate than me."
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