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Israeli Government Quiet as Events Unfold in Egypt
(Washington Post) Ruth Eglash - Israel's government remained conspicuously quiet Thursday about the Egyptian military's ouster of Mohamed Morsi. "Israel is trying to keep its distance from what is going on Egypt and not say too much, because anything it says on this issue will be used as a weapon against one side or the other," commented Eli Shaked, a former Israeli ambassador to Egypt. "For us it does not matter if it's the Islamists or liberals in power," he said. "What is important is that Egypt restores law and order and that stability is returned to all of Egypt, especially in the Sinai." "Cairo has lost most of its sovereignty over the Sinai, and the peninsula has become a jumping board for terrorists."