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Source: http://www.hudson-ny.org/2039/peace-treaty-israel-egypt
Is the Peace Treaty Between Israel and Egypt Finished?
(Hudson Institute-New York) Khaled Abu Toameh - Those who had hoped the pro-democracy revolution that toppled Mubarak would not affect relations between Egypt and Israel were wrong. In the post-Mubarak era, many Egyptians who helped bring down the regime are also strongly opposed to maintaining the peace treaty with Israel. An Egyptian military court has just sentenced 25-year-old "pro-Israel" Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil to three years in prison. Egypt's Facebook and Twitter demonstrators would also rather see a Hamas ambassador sitting in the Israeli embassy in Cairo. Given the fact that the tone in the Egyptian media remains extremely anti-Israel, it is hard to see how the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt would survive. The new generation in the Arab world is not marching toward moderation, particularly when it comes to making peace with Israel or even recognizing its right to exist.