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Islamist Gains May Not Spell Real Change in Egypt
(Ha'aretz) Zvi Bar'el - Even though the Muslim Brotherhood won 40% of the vote in the first round of elections, this only guarantees them 44 of the 498 parliamentary seats that are up for grabs. It is likely that while internal policy, education and other civil issues will depend on compromise between the political parties, foreign policy and defense issues will continue to be dictated by the army. The Muslim Brotherhood will have to reach an understanding with the army, in order to guarantee its support. This means that relations with the U.S., Israel, Iran or Syria, considered an inseparable part of Egypt's strategic and military approach, are likely be influenced to a relatively small extent by the recent political changes.