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December 3, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/03/international/africa/03egypt.html

Egyptian Leader Urges Palestinians to Work with Israel for Peace

(New York Times) Egyptian President Mubarak urged Palestinians on Thursday to work with Prime Minister Sharon as their best hope to achieve peace and also urged them to curb violence. In addition, Mubarak criticized the decision of Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian leader now in jail in Israel, to declare his candidacy for president of the PA. "If the Palestinians do not manage to achieve progress in the time of the current prime minister, it will be difficult to make any progress, because Sharon has the ability to move along the peace process and find a solution if he wants to," Mubarak said. Egypt is actively seeking an enhanced role in mediating between the Israelis and the Palestinians, especially with regard to the proposed Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, which Egypt administered before 1967.

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