Egypt’s Islamist President-Elect Wants to Restore Ties to Iran, ‘Revise’ Peace Deal With Israel
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Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsi. (AFP/GettyImages)
Egypt’s Islamist Presidential-elect Mohamed Morsi says he wants to restore ties to Iran in order to “create a strategic balance” in the Middle East. He will also “reconsider” the country’s peace deal with Israel, according to an interview published by Iran’s Fars News Agency on Monday.
“We must restore normal relations with Iran based on shared interests, and expand areas of political coordination and economic cooperation because this will create a balance of pressure in the region,” Morsi said, the Christian Science Monitor reports.
Egypt and Iran severed diplomatic ties in 1980, roughly a year after Egypt signed a peace agreement with Israel. And now after roughly three decades of peace, Israel is in trouble of gaining yet another hostile Islamic enemy in the region.
(Related: Beck to Reveal What’s in Store After Muslim Brotherhood Reigns Victorious in Egypt)
“Part of my agenda is the development of ties between Iran and Egypt that will create a strategic balance in the region,” Morsi was quoted as saying.
“We will reconsider the Camp David Accord” that, in 1979, forged a peace between Egypt and Israel that has held for more than three decades, Morsi was quoted as telling a Fars reporter in Cairo on Sunday, just before his election triumph was announced.
He said the issue of Palestinian refugees returning to homes their families abandoned in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and the 1967 Six-Day War “is very important”.
Morsi added though that “all these issues will be carried out through cabinet and governmental bodies because I will not take any decision on my own.”
“Our policy towards Israel will be a policy based on equality since we are not weaker than them in any field and we will discuss the issue of the Palestinians’ rights with the related sides since this is highly important,” Mursi told the Fars News Agency Sunday, just hours prior to being announced the winner of the presidential election
“We will revise the Camp David treaty,” he added.
Morsi was declared on Sunday the winner of Egypt’s first free presidential election in its modern history, following a tight race with Mubarak’s last Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq.
The campaign had deeply polarized the country, pitting a former regime official and former military man- feared to be a continuation of Mubarak’s autocratic rule but viewed by some as an agent of stability- against an Islamist.
On Sunday, President Barack Obama telephoned the U.S.-educated Morsi to congratulate him on his victory and offer continued support for Egypt’s transition to democracy. The White House said Morsi expressed appreciation for Obama’s call and “welcomed U.S. support for Egypt’s transition.”
Ali said the 60-year-old Morsi arrived at the presidential office on Monday for official meetings and consultations. He said his priority is to form a working presidential team until he finishes consultation over nominating vice presidents.
“His priority is the stability on the political scene,” said Yasser Ali, a spokesman for Morsi’s presidential campaign.
Iran has also adamantly supported Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his brutal regime, which is still battling a revolt that has spilled into the streets of Syria.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Posted on June 25, 2012 at 9:23pmBig Obumer!
Report Post »zoro51
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:28pmsaid it here before MURDERING MUSLUMS care NOT whom you are.. a man made cult of hate n death.. nO heaven only HELL for ALL muslums there is nothing good that can come out of islam… NOTHING thier god is a false stone idol prophet MONHAMUDD a dead stone in a grave.. islamists will KILL anyone even thier own kind its not a religion of peace but a MAN MADE CULT
Report Post »DR4SOUL
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 5:15pmAll USC Trojan alumni should pressure Dr. Morsi, a fellow USC Alumnus and Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood President Elect, to use the common sense and diplomatic understanding he gained in his Ph.D. program at USC to convince Iran and the rest of the Muslim world that Israel belongs to the Jews and should be respected as any other sovereign nation, not constantly threatened with annihilation or bombarded with rockets from Gaza and Egypt. Time will reveal the extent of USC‘s educational impact had on Morsi’s humanitarian ideals. Or, it will be demonstrated that despite earning a respected USC Ph.D., Morsi’s commitment to Islamic world domination and Sharia Law continues unabated and unmitigated; and his commitment to the Muslim Brotherhood’s obsession with the destruction of Israel unchanged. As a USC alumnus, I find this VERY interesting!
Report Post »DR4SOUL
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 5:22pmAll USC Trojan alumni should pressure Dr. Morsi, a fellow USC Alumnus and Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood President Elect, to use the common sense and diplomatic understanding he gained in his Ph.D. program at USC to convince Iran and the rest of the Muslim world that Israel belongs to the Jews and should be respected as any other sovereign nation, not constantly threatened with annihilation or bombarded with rockets from Gaza and Egypt. Time will reveal the extent of USC‘s educational impact on Morsi’s humanitarian ideals. Or, it will be demonstrated that despite earning a respected USC Ph.D., Morsi’s commitment to Islamic world domination and Sharia Law continues unabated and unmitigated; and his commitment to the Muslim Brotherhood’s obsession with the destruction of Israel unchanged. As a USC alumnus, I find this VERY interesting!
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progoyim
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 4:55pm
Not one dollar not one more American life for the sand pits at the end of the Mediterranean
Israel should have been pursuing peace with the Palestinians and others >they were more interested in occupying land and building illegal settlements’ . Now they are running out of options
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The_Jerk
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 5:06pm
No different than the Nazi plan to obtain the lands to the East. Zionism is today’s Nazism.
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schlepnier
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progoyim
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 4:55pmNot one dollar not one more American life for the sand pits at the end of the Mediterranean
Report Post »Israel should have been pursuing peace with the Palestinians and others >they were more interested in occupying land and building illegal settlements’ . Now they are running out of options
The_Jerk
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 5:06pmNo different than the Nazi plan to obtain the lands to the East. Zionism is today’s Nazism.
Report Post »schlepnier
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 4:29pmIts only a matter of time before they attack israel again, the world economy will take a huge hit from a war like that in the middle east, so yes it directly effects us in the USA and the rest of the world to, even assuming israel isn’t forced to use the nuclear option, if it is…i don’t think the world is ready to understand what that kind of outcome will lead to.
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 5:04pmIsrael has nukes. This legitimizes every Middle East nation getting nukes. Imagine Russia and China threatening to bomb every American nuke plant if we do not give up our nuclear ambitions. The blatant, self-righteous, hypocrisy breeds hate.
Israel is America’s cancer. Only the religious zealots see it otherwise.
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 2:38pmAround 2005 a consultant of mine who has many family members in Egypt told me the this could never happen. He said they were too westernized and would squash any uprising promoting the taking away of any of their freedoms. Hope he likes crow. He now fears going home for visits because he is “Americanized” and in the future he and/or his family could be a target if the situation keeps degrading.
There is a lesson in this somewhere.
I look at that picture of that guy kissing the poster and he sure looks a lot more like NoBama than NoBama looks like me.
The politicians in Washington should be scrambling, even if behind the scenes, to permatate the possible scenereos and what we can do NOW to protect Israel from extinction, because that battle is just over the horizon. Today, any aid to Egypt is hurting the future of Israel. At some near future time the MB will feel emboldened, and along with countries like Iran, and Russia having their back, Israel WILL be attacked. With Russia, and possible China at their back, the USA is put in a no-win situation. So any action needs to be NOW, before our hands are tied and they have our monies and equipment to use at their whims.
NoBama 2012
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 3:09pm“… and what we can do NOW to protect Israel from extinction… .”
This is the problem. Israel‘s interests are not America’s interests. Israel is not America. I care about America and Americans. Let the nuclear power Israel worry about Israel and Israelis. Israel is the problem in the Middle East. And, stupid American zealots always placing Israel’s interests above our American interests are the real enemies of freedom.
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 3:12pmThe treaty w/Israel got Sadat killed. Egyptians have never wanted peace w/Israel. This guy is actin gout on the popular will in this regard.
If Israel is wise, it will take in Coptic Egyptian refugees. Christians and Jew both have to be concerned by renewed islamic intentions to rule the world.
Regardless, the world is in for a season of bloodbaths since the islamists won’t be satisfied until we are all under their control or dead.
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 3:24pm@ the jerk
In the world market countries need allies. Where would Europe be with the USA helping defend against Germany…TWICE. Israel is our foothold in the Middle East. There is a symbotic relationship going on. You may argue that we don’t need no stinking foothold in the Middle East, but it provides uncalcuable intel to protect our country for what may arise in the near future. The Middle East is a ticking time bomb, so it is nice to be close enough to monitor it.
Israel can defend itself from a reasonable attack.
NoBama 2012
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 3:30pm“Christians and Jew both have to be concerned by renewed islamic intentions to rule the world.”
No group is more anti-Christian than Jews. And, if we are going to play the ‘rule the world’ game, Jews would be front and center on that issue.
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 3:40pmMicmac, Israel has been America’s albatross in the Middle East. You are simply repeating the same nonsense that other propagandists have been repeating for years, despite the evidence and reality.
Europe is a world economic center. Israel is not. Europe has a wealth of natural/human resources. Israel does not. Europe is a continent on this planet. Israel is the size of New Jersey. Our support of Israel has turned every Middle East nation against the United States, a sizable portion of the world’s population. And, if Israel was such a strategic ally, explain it’s negative impact on American policy in the first gulf war.
Israel is worth nothing.
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 4:10pm@ Jerk
Your extending my comments in a direction I didn’t go to. We do not look for Israel to protect us, but simply to share information and allow us a physical foothold in the region. Beyond that, they are on their own. This is where Paul lost my and others votes…he just wanted to say au revoir to Israel, when what it provides is a strategical asset.
Europe is not the financial giant it was. Since the creation of the Euro-Europe, in the hopes of some fascists/socialists who implimented the Euro to create a federal Europe through the EU and ECB, it has been on a slow spiral, waiting for the current collapse which we call PIIGS. The dollar has been the world trading currency for about 1/2 century now, even though NoBama, Bernanke, Geithner, et al are trying to debase this, which would if successful, devalue the dollar to a fraction of its current value.
Bets are on as to when the EU will collapse, as Germany can only support it for so long, and Spain is now on the table, and Italy, recently being forced to an unfavorable loan, but was relatively solvent until this loan forced upon them, could have weathered the next phase of defaults. Things to come. Europe is in trouble.
NoBama 2012
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 5:12pmMicmac, you compared Europe to Israel. I extended nothing. You mentioned defense of early/mid-20th century Europe, and that was the worlds economic powerhouse, then. And, Israel is not our foothold in the Middle East… the first gulf war proved that, which is why I referenced it… objective fact, not fancy.
Report Post »docgreen
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 6:12pmIsn’t it funny how the Jerk believes that Irael is the problem? Are You F-ing kidding me? Lets role play; six million Americans die from muslims in mass slaughter. Then someone gives us the right to our own piece of land. Yet you Jerk, thinks America should be given over to the muslims. What do ya think about that? Your an Idiot!… The Jews have done more for this country than you or any muslim could do!….. One other thing “those who Bless Israel will be Blesssed and those who curse Israel will be cursed”! Yet you seem to think we should just leave Israel to themselves, what if we would have done that with Hitler? Do ya think Ethnic Cleansing is acceptable? Your no didfferent than the muslims! What about the fact, when the lands in the Middle East were desolate, for almost 1900 years Not one person could make a living off the land. No mad sheep hearders wouldn‘t tend their flocks because they couldn’t grow anything. Yet when the Jews returned to Israel, the Land slowly but surely started producing large amounts of food! You should look it up, I believe the Europe gets about 70 to 80% of produce from Israel. They also raise pigs, cows, sheeps, and lead the world in drip irrigation technology! Look what they have done for Pharmaceuticals and research of New Drugs! Then look at what would happen if Israel wasn’t there! How much would we pay for Oil then? As far as Nuclear, I don’t see Israel telling everyone their going to blow the H_ll out of everyon
Report Post »tommyg524
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 2:14pmLooks like many many more reasons and excuses to start some new wars for proit aye friends? Yeah lets rock, the CEO’s at genl dynamics,lockhead and all the rest need a raise ,not get goin!
Report Post »ThePostman
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 2:03pmThis is our own fault. Our own “Helicopter” Ben Bernanke dumped money into the streets and the Egyptian dollar had to follow suit even though they had no recession. This caused food prices to double and the masses became inflamed. WE did this to them. Eg
Look at the man in the mirror.
Report Post »Cavallo
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:39pmReturning the Palestinians to Israel results in the death of that State and likely a second holocaust for Jews. Since Israel will never agree to the suicide of the right of return, then it will likely mean war with Egypt. There isn’t any real guarantee that Israel will win in a war with Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and Syria this time around.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:33pmThe Egyptian Spring that never was has become the Egyptian nightmare to come.
Congratulation BO, you’ve outdid yourself.
Report Post »knockered
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 2:04pmI hope the liar in charge and Hillary are happy with the outcome of the election. I believe they both called the brotherhood a peceful clan of people. Either they are both blind or stupid or this is just what they wanted to happen in their plan to rule all people on earth. Wake up America the liberals and dems will doom the greated country on earth. Vote all of them out in Nov.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:31pmSo now we have BO congratulating the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist regime. The same Muslim Brotherhood who gave birth to the Hamas and the al Qaeda. And soon he’ll be sending our hard-earned tax dollars to support this Islamist Supremacist dear Leader, Mohamed Morsi, to pay for some more tanks to run over some more Christian Copts there. It’s not enough that the Copts have been relegated to 3rd and 4th class status and will now be paying the jizya (Muslim tax) to the Islamist plunderers and occupiers to continue to live in their own country of origin.
Ah, yes, nothing is going to go wrong there.
And now the Islamist tyrannical regime of Mohamed Morsi is going to partner with our arch enemy, Iran, whose dear Leader, AhMADinejad, has said numerous times he’s going to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, and then us. And where the modesty police Supremacists have been scooping up women off the streets for wearing nail polish, or some such thing, so that they can be freely raped in the prisons there. And all of this soon to come to a neighborhood near you in Egypt.
Of course, in America, we’ll hear about none of this from the fourth arm, the MSM, who have become absolutely criminal in what they don‘t report because it doesn’t suit the vile agenda of the Fabian Socialist anti-Christian anti-women Left, the precursors of the American Left, who have partnered with these Islamist Supremacists in America to further their agenda of their globalist tyranny over us.
Report Post »VinnieSquawker
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:46pmI, for one, am, like Claude Raines, shocked, shocked! to hear there is gambling at Rick’s joint. Wa-wah! Hey King the kid, couldn’t see this one coming a mile away? Actually, you probably did…
Report Post »lylejk
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:26pmAs much as I am for democracy and fair elections, what Egypt just finished completely just doesn’t cut it. I do hope the Egyptian Military keeps this guy in check. If Egypt even tries to make agreements with Iran and the Military over their complies, then we should cut all funding to them for starters. :)
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:38pmThe MB runs the country now so we shouldn‘t be giving them any money at all it’s asinine to do so.
Report Post »Our Marxist POS president encouraged this action in Egypt by not backing Mubarak and more than that throwing Mubarak to the savages in the MB. Everything Barry touches turns to sh !t and we‘ll be trying to correct all the damage he’s done for decades.
S-O-B-E-R
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:48pmFrom May 12, 2012 speach by Morsi:
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_05_13/74584752/
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:25pmWHAT TIES? Egypt has had ties to: Greece, Rome, France, Britain, Russia, and the US!
Report Post »Lando
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:22pm“we are not weaker than them in any field”
lolololol
good luck Egypt, when you and your surrounding brothers do finally decide to attack Israel (again) you will realize that your statement is a little off
Report Post »tomloy
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:19pmChange “Revise” to “Abrogate” and its closer to the truth. The US needs to stop all military support of egypt, including spare parts, to prevent them from using US weapons to attack Israel. Cut all foreign aid.
Report Post »docgreen
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:28pmImagine this? Didn’t obama just make a arms deal with them? People why are we making deal with Terrorists?
Report Post »jackact
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:19pmA shout out to Hillary & the Obama foreign policy gang (Valerie Jarrett).
Report Post »Great job!
Thanks for all your help with the ‘Arab Spring’ ….and the caliphate.
Sincerely,
The Muslim Brotherhood
p.s. We have included a sizeable donation to President Obama’s re-election campaign.
Thanks again.
Individualism
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:16pmthats fine let him do it. don’t bother us in anyway.
Report Post »Fubared
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:26pmOk, you sold me, your very first moron convert. Just kidding, would rather have a root canal with no local. Hahahaha. Maroon. You would keep buying Acme explosives after they blew up in your face every time huh? Stupid coyote. Beep beep.
Report Post »DIVINEPROVIDENCE1776
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:28pmI hope you like your head, it won’t be their for long, infidel.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 2:46pmthey will get shot before they have a chance to even touch me. 2nd amendment, militias and some nationalism will keep them away from America.
Report Post »txjb
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:14pmThat young boy is kissing the picture of Morsi , because , he’s going to make nice with the Jew.
Report Post »Fubared
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:52pmI have met some fine jewish peeps and many stand up Israelis, but never “the jew”. Who is this “the jew” and why is it kosher to kiss the face of a bearded butcher in any arena of decency? Is this finally the rainbow coalition of cair coming into focus?
Report Post »txjb
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 5:30pmFub , saying ( the Jew ) is not a racist remark , it’s plural for more then one , so place the race card back in your deck and don’t pull it on me again . And you tell me why it’s good to kiss the face of a butcher , tell me you got that from reading my post , I can’t find where I said it was good . It’s one Jew hater kissing another . Learn to understand what you read .
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:13pmThese animals cannot be handed with diplomacy. For Israel they should be allowed to protect themselves. As for the United States we should remove ourselves from the situation. Quit sending aid, supplies, money, or anything else to these countries. Ignore them, they feed off of our meddling. Work on becoming energy independent. Once that happens they have nothing else.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:38pmThese animals should be handled with A. wINK AND A nOD b. mILLIONS IN uS tAXPAYERS (tHE 50 %ERS THAT ACTUALLY PAY FEDERAL INCOME tAXZ
These animals should be Chamberlined by A. a wink and a nod? B. Millions in cash from the 50% of actual Federal Taxpayers cash? C. just sticking head in sand? D. All of the above?
Report Post »NSDQ
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:12pmI am so sick of BHO and his constant worship of democracy. DEMOCRACY IS A MOB RULE GOVT, We the US live in a “CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC”, yet the damn fool keeps referring to us as a democracy, drives me nuckin’ futz
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:05pmObama’s plan coming togather
Report Post »indy1
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:00pmHe failed to mention his plan to move the Egyptian capitol to Jerusalem. Fight On Morsi! Your USC Family must be proud of you.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 12:58pmShocked, SHOCKED, I tell ya……….
Well done, 0bama! Tell us again how you are a friend to Israel.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 12:58pmSo it continues for the Muslim Brotherhood; they will seek to eliminate Israel and the restoration of the Caliphate. This will not end well if God does not intervein to hold them in check, especially with an alliance of Iran and the Brotherhood.
Understand this much though, the extremist in power in Iran will probably join them for their combined hatered of the US and Israel; but when the dust settles, the differences in theology and ideology will bring about a clash of arms to gain dominance of the Caliphate.
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 2:47pmGod will not intervene. He gave us US to do his work. But I just don’t see that happening ATM with the MSM and Washington as they are. It is going to take real constitutional-revolutionaries to stand up and take a reign. The USA public is too docile, indoctronated and entitled to want to have to do any work in this regards. Something like cows grazing, not realizing what comes next.
Report Post »Ron Staiger
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 12:56pmHow’s that arab-friggin-spring grabbin ya now, Baraaaaaaaaack? Oh, that’s right- you got EXACTLY what you wanted!
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