Posted on 06/03/2011 4:51:32 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
[Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu] also noted that the Muslim Brotherhood, from which Hamas sprung, also has become a more powerful force in Egypt since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. The Prime Minister stated his concern about the inability of the provisional military regime in Egypt to exercise sovereignty in the Sinai, which borders Israel and from where Bedouin and Hamas terrorists smuggle weapons from Iran, Sudan, Syria and elsewhere into Gaza.
Al-Qaeda also has brought 400 terrorists into the area, according to an Egyptian official quoted by an Arab news agency.
The Prime Minister confirmed previous reports that Hamas supreme leader Khaled Mashaal has pulled out of Damascus, where his presence and welcome by Syrian President Bashar Assad is an additional worry for him in the face of the continuing uprising.
The vacuum of power in the Sinai has been illustrated by "the two gas explosions that occurred there" this year, Prime Minister Netanyahu told the Knesset committee. "Global terrorist organizations are interfering, there and their presence is increasing because of the geographic connection between Sinai and Gaza."
...The opening of the Rafiah crossing this past Saturday has further harmed security.
The de facto dominance of Bedouin tribes and allied terrorists in the Sinai has set the stage for further stockpiling of advanced arms by Hamas and for plotting terrorist attacks at tourist and holy sites in Egypt.
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Why doesn’t Israel retake Gaza?
Who didn’t see this coming?
Yeah , who is running your Foreign Policy?
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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I could be wrong, yet I seem to recollect a Treaty with Egypt being the reason. Please correct me if I am wrong.
But they’re “secular” Nazis.
yes, you are correct. I prefer a different strategy, one which is thought as being isolationist. Isolationism is not my preference, instead Preparation and Avoidance of a trap set (and yet to be flown across the sky) by our enemies would be my personal preference. IF iran is sitting on nuclear, as is pakistan, my graymatter says it is only a matter of time. Please pray I am wrong.
Like Arafat, they shift patrons as necessity dictates; so now they shift from Iran to the Egyptian MB.
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