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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=205797
If the Muslim Brotherhood Takes Over, IDF Will Face Formidable Enemy
(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz - If the Muslim Brotherhood grabs the reins in Egypt, Israel will face an enemy with one of the largest and strongest militaries around, built on some of the most advanced American-made platforms. At the moment, assessments in Israeli intelligence circles are that Mubarak will survive. The demonstrations throughout Egypt, while large and growing, do not have an organized leadership behind them. Israel's concerns are not isolated to Egypt. One former senior Mossad official said on Saturday that Israel needed to be more concerned with a potential revolution in Jordan. "In Egypt, Israel has the Sinai as a major buffer zone," the official said. "This is not the case in Jordan, where there is a massive Palestinian population that could directly threaten Israel through the West Bank."