بوابة الثانوية العامة المصرية - Ben-Eliezer: Sisi is preventing Egypt from turning into Iran

Ben-Eliezer: Sisi is preventing Egypt from turning into Iran

Former defense minister tell The Jerusalem Post: Israel should stay out of Egypt, and instead focus on peace talks.

http://www.jpost.com/HttpHandlers/Sh....ashx?ID=26708 MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
Israel should stay out of the turmoil in Cairo and focus on peace talks, MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said Monday, after an Israeli official said Jerusalem is telling governments that the key issue is not democracy but keeping Egypt from falling apart.

“Israel shouldn’t get involved in an internal Egyptian matter,” Ben-Eliezer, a former defense minister, told The Jerusalem Post.

“I really hope Israel will focus more on the peace process and increase cooperation with the Egyptian army to ensure quiet in Sinai and stop terrorists from shooting at aircraft.”

Ben-Eliezer pointed to violence in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq in recent weeks, saying that “it’s not a simple issue” and that Israel should “push forward in the peace process so we aren’t blamed for almost everything.”

While the Labor MK said he does not know what the government is telling the US and Europe, he relayed a similar message to the Post.

“[Deposed Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed] Morsi is trying to lead Egypt to be something similar to Iran,” Ben-Eliezer explained. “The [2011] revolution overturned a military dictatorship, but [Egypt’s army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah] al-Sisi understands that Morsi wants an Islamic dictatorship – not Muslim, Islamic, which means they believe jihad [holy war] is permissible.”

Ben-Eliezer said the Muslim Brotherhood wants to turn Egypt into an Islamic Republic like Iran with revolutionary guards that support violence and terror.

According to Ben-Eliezer, Sisi learned that underground militias
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