Rethinking the Egypt-Israel "Peace�" Treaty
By Daniel Pipes
Ninety-two percent of respondents in a recent poll of 1,000 Egyptians over 18 years of age called Israel an enemy state. In contrast, a meager 2 percent saw Israel as "a friend to Egypt." These hostile sentiments express themselves in many ways, including a popular song titled "I Hate Israel," venomously anti-Semitic political cartoons, bizarre conspiracy theories, and terrorist attacks against visiting Israelis. The time has come to recognize the Egypt-Israel treaty � usually portrayed as the glory of Arab-Israel diplomacy � as the failure it has been�
By Daniel Pipes
Ninety-two percent of respondents in a recent poll of 1,000 Egyptians over 18 years of age called Israel an enemy state. In contrast, a meager 2 percent saw Israel as "a friend to Egypt." These hostile sentiments express themselves in many ways, including a popular song titled "I Hate Israel," venomously anti-Semitic political cartoons, bizarre conspiracy theories, and terrorist attacks against visiting Israelis. The time has come to recognize the Egypt-Israel treaty � usually portrayed as the glory of Arab-Israel diplomacy � as the failure it has been�
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