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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=293824
Why I Disagree with Arabic Media's Demonization of Israel
(Jerusalem Post) Ahmed Abdel-Raheem - Viewing Israel as a demon is dangerous and doesn't fit the facts very well. Israel wants peace with its neighbors, as evidenced by its 32-year-old peace treaty with Egypt. The demonization of Israel works against peace. Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak said in a TV interview: "We Egyptians went into wars with Israel, but in the end we sat down together around the table and solved our problems. Importantly, only negotiations can bring peace to the region, as can be read in the book of history." In other words, both sides need and want peace. The writer is an Egyptian artist and a PhD student.