(Jerusalem Post) Zvi Mazel - The whole world saw that Egypt could not protect the safety and integrity of a foreign embassy and respect the treaties to which it is a signatory. This is not something to inspire confidence or to encourage tourists to visit at a time when Egypt needs the support of the international community for its failing economy. The Muslim Brothers and the ultra-nationalist movements, long repressed by the previous regime, are controlling the street and dictating their will to the army, with each fighting to shape the country their way. The naive and fearless youngsters who took to the street on Jan. 25 to demand change and better conditions have lost. Hatred towards Israel is the only common ground for the deeply divided forces battling for control in Egypt. The writer is a former Israeli ambassador to Egypt.
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