[Ha'aretz] Amir Oren - The view that Egypt is a moderate, peace-seeking country is an optical illusion. The Egyptian people, who are not eager to get involved directly in a war, are instead encouraging war from the sidelines. That the regime, or parts of it, has come to terms with Israel is a diplomatic fact that the Egyptian public cannot erase. However, the public has great power to keep the relationship cool. Opinion polls show that Egypt - the largest Arab state, with the most advanced and powerful military - is also the most hostile to Israel, the U.S. and the West. The data are unequivocal, and frightening. The pot boiling under the regime is threatening - if it boils over - the peace with Israel.
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