Barak: Egypt Vote Result Disturbing

Local Editor

Zionist Defense Minister Ehud Barak says the initial result of the Egyptian elections are “very disturbing,” amid fears that the Muslim Brotherhood will end the long-standing peace treaty between the two. "The process of Islamisation in Arab countries is very worrying," Israel's Channel Two television quoted Barak as saying. In addition, ‘Israelis’ also worry that the MB will seek closer ties with the Palestinian Resistance Movement of Hamas, which controls the besieged Gaza Strip. The MB gained 65 percent of the votes in the first phase of the elections that was held on Monday and Tuesday. The election for Egypt's lower house is being held in three phases over six weeks and is the country's first since the ouster of former dictator Hosni Mubarak in February. Egypt was the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with the Zionist entity in 1979 following days of secret negotiations at Camp David, US. Hamas had on Saturday hailed the partial results of the election with Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhum saying, “It is a very good result… it will mean more and more support for Palestinians issues.” “The relationship of the next regime in Egypt with the Palestinians will be very good,” Barhum said. Tel Aviv has expressed worries that a regime change in Egypt would spell the end of the Gaza siege.

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