Israel is quietly and carefully watching the turmoil in neighboring Egypt while maintaining close contacts with the Egyptian military amid concerns that the escalating crisis could weaken their common battle against Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula, officials said.
As the death toll in Egypt rises, this alliance has put Israel in a delicate position. Wary of being seen as taking sides in the Egyptian military’s standoff against Islamist supporters of the ousted president, Israel also needs the Egyptian army to maintain quiet along their shared border — and to preserve a historic peace treaty.
The 1979 peace treaty, Israel’s first with an Arab country, has been a cornerstone of regional security for decades. It has allowed Israel to divert resources to volatile fronts with Syria, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories. For Egypt, it opened the way to billions of dollars in US military aid.
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The Israeli and Egyptian armies have worked closely in recent years to contain the common threat posed by Al Qaeda-linked groups operating in Sinai. These groups have stepped up their activities since Mubarak was toppled.
Under the terms of the peace accord, Egypt must coordinate its military operations in northern Sinai with Israel. The Israelis are believed to have granted every request by Egypt to bring additional forces into the region, as long as all operations were closely coordinated. An international force helps monitor the terms of the treaty.Read the full story HERE.
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2 comments:
Israel and Egypt have found they have a common enemy. It looks like the Saudi's and other Mid-east countries agree. The Muslim Brotherhood and their radical Islam is evil and only brings death, mayhem, persecution, and instability to anything they touch.
These countries CAN'T be Democratic as long as Radical Islam has some way of slithering into the process.
While some of these countries leaders appear to have no desire to be democratic I think it is quickly becoming apparent that the only people who think we have nothing to fear from radical Islam are leftists like our President, and many other leftist Western leaders. As much as I dislike Putin, I don't think he underestimates the ability of these lunatics to create chaos and take us all into anarchy.
AZ
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