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29 January 2011

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Israel “Closely Monitoring” Events in Egypt

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the Zionist entity was “closely monitoring” people’s revolution in Egypt, adding it was a goal to ensure “peace” with Cairo.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the Zionist entity was “closely monitoring” people’s revolution in Egypt, adding it was a goal to ensure “peace” with Cairo.

"I spoke yesterday with (US) President Obama, (US Secretary of State) Hillary Clinton, the defense minister, the foreign minister and all intelligence officials," the prime minister said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting.
"Our efforts center on maintaining the stability in our region. Our peace with Egypt has continued for more than three decades and it is our goal to ensure that these relations will continue with any possible development in Egypt."

Netanyahu instructed his ministers to avoid commenting on the matter due to its sensitivity. "At this time we must practice the maximal restraint and discretion," he said.
Israel has in recent days been silent on the ongoing protests in Egypt against the 30-year-rule of its ally President Hosni Mubarak. It fears that the Muslim Brotherhood could take power in Egypt and start supplying arms to the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas in the besieged Gaza strip.

Netanyahu also addressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's expected visit on Monday, along with her cabinet ministers. "We are talking about one of the most important countries in the continent, and during the visit we will naturally discuss the recent developments in the region."

On Saturday evening, former Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer told the Israeli website Ynet that "there is no alternative for Mubarak."

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