President of "Arab Republic" says Netanyahu's call for recognition of "Jewish state" torpedoes chances for peace

Posted by Robert on June 15, 2009 8:58 AM

Consistency. "Netanyahu speech scuppers peace hopes: Mubarak," from [1] AFP, June 15 (thanks to James):

CAIRO - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for the Palestinians to recognise Israel as a Jewish state torpedoed the chance for peace.

“The call to recognise Israel as a Jewish state complicates things further and scuppers th [sic] this appeal in Egypt or elsewhere.”

Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/06/president-of-arab-republic-says-netanyahus-call-for-recognition-of-jewish-state-torpedoes-chances-fo.html

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