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Analyst: Egyptians United in Dislike of Israel

(Jerusalem Post) Oren Kessler - Shadi Hamid, director of research at the Brookings Doha Center and a fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, said he expects Islamist forces in Egypt to take around 60% of the vote: 40 to 45% for the Brotherhood, 10 to 15% for ultra-conservative Salafi parties and 5% for assorted other Islamist groups. "Liberals aren't going to do well....If the Egyptian Bloc wins 10 to 15%, that'll be a success," Hamid said. "People tend to exaggerate how different Islamists are from non-Islamists on foreign policy. If there's anything all parties agree on it's dislike of Israel," Hamid said. "I don't think there's a chance of an outright cancelation of the peace treaty, but I think there's certainly a possibility of renegotiating certain aspects of it or finding ways to limit its impact or operability."
2011-12-01 00:00:00
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