Muslim Brotherhood will not speak with Israel
1 Comments Published by Avi Green on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 9:07 PM.
This wasn't unexpected:
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood categorically rejects dialogue with Israel, the group’s spokesman told an Arabic newspaper in an interview published Wednesday.He already has elaborated - that he/they view "Zionists" as nothing but filth, and are not willing to be good neighbors with them. Even if the treaty isn't officially cancelled by Egypt, it's clear that it's already dead in the water.
Mahmoud Ghazlan told London’s Asharq Alawsat daily that the Islamist group’s position is “clear and not up for discussion.” Ghazlan denied his organization had been contacted by Israel’s embassy in Cairo, and said it would “reject any request from the Israeli embassy to meet with leaders of the Brotherhood.”
Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told Army Radio on Tuesday that Israel “has not closed the door” to the new government in Cairo and “would be happy to conduct dialogue with anyone prepared to talk with us.” Palmor said he believes Egypt would continue to honor the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, which he said serves the interests of both countries.
Ghazlan flatly rejected the prospect of talks with the Jewish state.
“Our group is not prepared to conduct dialogue with Israel – that is our decision.
Our position is consistent and clear, and is not up for discussion,” he said.
“It is illogical to open dialogue, any dialogue, given the current Israeli policies against the Arab peoples,” he said. “We will reject any request from the Israeli embassy to meet with leaders of the group.”
Earlier this month the deputy leader of the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said it would not recognize Israel “under any circumstances.”
“This is not an option, whatever the circumstances – we do not recognize Israel at all. It’s an occupying criminal enemy,” Rashad Bayoumi told London’s Al-Hayat daily, adding, “I will not allow myself to sit down with criminals.”
“The Brotherhood respects international conventions, but we will take legal action against the peace treaty with the Zionist entity,” Bayoumi said without elaborating.
Labels: anti-semitism, Egypt, islam, Israel
The dhimmi Yigal Palmor needs to be booted out of the Foreign Ministry.
Its clear he has no grasp of the radical nature of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The peace with Egypt was always in cold storage but now its officially dead.