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| By israelinsider staff and partners February 13, 2007 |
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During an Egyptian parliamentary meeting a member of Mubarak's National Democratic Party (NDP) was direct in expressing his genocidal wishes for Israel: "That cursed Israel is trying to destroy al-Aqsa mosque...Nothing will work with Israel except for a nuclear bomb that wipes it out of existence," Mohamed el-Katatny told the Egyptian Parliament.
The parliamentary meeting was convened to discuss controversial renovations near the Mugrabi Gate in East Jerusalem. During the meeting other members of el-Katatny's party demanded that Egypt's 1979 peace treaty with Israel be revoked.
"The war with Israel is still ongoing whether we like it or not," NDP legislator Khalifa Radwan said.
Mohamed Amer, another ruling party member, said: "What this (Israeli) gang is doing makes me demand that we trample over all the agreements we signed."
The parliament has little say in national security issues or foreign policy, which are ultimately dictated by Mubarak. The President has rejected similar calls in the past.
'Incitement for political gains'
Israeli leaders have been explicit in stating that the construction works, meant to fortify an existing structure outside of the Temple Mount, are in no way a danger to Al-Aqsa mosque and that Arab claims to the contrary are nothing more than incitement by extremists.
Last week, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said "There are irresponsible people, who know perfectly well that there is no damage being done to any holy site, who are abusing the Israeli democracy to incite religious sentiments for political gains."
Nonetheless, Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski suspended construction late Sunday night in response to recent Arab-Israeli protests and Israeli authorities said on Monday they would reconsider the planned construction work near the mosque.
Reprinted with permission from Ynet. |
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