Egyptian protesters confront police in Cairo, File Photo According to a recent poll conducted by Synovate research group, 91 percent of the Egyptian population opposes stronger bilateral ties with Israel.
Sixty-one percent of the respondents to the poll, which surveyed 1,000 people from across Egypt, believed that “Egypt should focus on expanding its relations with the US.”
Moreover, only 25 percent of the participants felt that the Muslim Brotherhood will be a 'reliable' group in post-Mubarak Egypt.
Nearly 40 percent said the group is 'unreliable' while 36 percent said they were unknowledgeable of the group's reliability.
Comment: BM Benefit from the so-called “diplomatic-relationship” with Israel: Egypt gets 2 to 3 billion assistance from USA, all to Military. The Egyptian generals in turn: 1) toed the US policy line in the region and the world, 2) Propped up a dictatorial regime (Mubarak) that brutalized the freedom-seeking Egyptians, 3) Sold Egyptian natural resources to Israel at such low prices that probably offset the 2-3 billion$ US foreign aid, 5) betrayed the Palestinians brethren with skewed policies, 6)……
Relations between Israel and Egypt have been tense since a popular revolution swept former dictator Hosni Mubarak from power in February.
In April, the Mubarak-era petroleum minister, Sameh Fahmi, and some other ministry officials were placed on trial for selling natural gas to Israel at a lower-than-market price.
Under the US-backed Mubarak regime, Egypt consistently served Tel Aviv's interests in the region.
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