Egypt-Israel relations in the post Mubarak era

Attack on embassy sends strong signal
AFTER THE ouster of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, relations between Israel and Egypt became tense, particularly after the attack on the Israeli embassy last Friday. The images of protesters breaking into the embassy, tearing down a cement/metal barrier, trapping six staff members, dumping Hebrew documents and pulling down the Israeli flag and replacing it with the Egyptian one sent a strong signal. These should be taken into consideration while determining the type of future relations that need to be forged between the two countries and the new nature of the peace process in the Middle East.
The Arab Spring revolutions were against totalitarian regimes which caused political, economic and cultural decline in their countries. Protesters, who felt the need for change, blamed their leaders for all the problems and held resentment towards the West and Israel which, according to them, has been orchestrating the unstable and drastic situation in the Middle East since over a century.
Email: labeed.abdal@gmail.com
By: Labeed Abdal

http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/174272/reftab/36/t/Egypt-Israel-relations-in-the-post-Mubarak-era/Default.aspx