Poll: 60 Percent of Egyptians Want Peace with Israel

(Wall Street Journal) Jay Solomon - More than 60% of Egyptians want their country to honor its peace treaty with Israel, according to a poll by the UN-affiliated International Peace Institute. The poll also found that nearly 50% said they thought positively of the secular Wafd Party, while 38% said they had a favorable opinion of the Muslim Brotherhood. Former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa leads the field among likely presidential candidates, with 80% saying they had a favorable impression of him, while former UN nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei garnered support from just 2%.


2011-04-08 00:00:00

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