Netanyahu: Peace with Egypt, we guarantee freedom of navigation in the Suez Canal

Netanyahu: Peace with Egypt, we guarantee freedom of navigation in the Suez Canal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, peace with Egypt to ensure Israel's freedom of navigation in the Suez Canal, which has been fighting around them in the wars between Tel Aviv and Cairo before the institutions of peace between the two countries in 1979, adding that this peace will ensure stability in the heart of the Middle East, and also ensures regular movement in what may be the most important shipping corridor in the world. "

He said Netanyahu in his statements quoted by the newspaper "Haaretz," Israel that Israel and Egypt, a great interest in maintaining peaceful relations between them, pointing out that the continuation of these relationships will ensure stability in the Middle East and the freedom of navigation in the Suez Canal, in addition to other interests, he said.

The Prime Minister added that the Israeli extreme right wishes to continue to uphold Egypt's peace treaty, and that while the protesters continue to demand the Egyptians protesting quickly transition from military rule to civilian rule.

Netanyahu said "Israel is very interested in that adopts its neighboring countries, democracy in its policies, although I think that this is a far cry from reality, so we must be cautious and on the degree of responsibility in taking any step that may be offered to Israel's security at risk, as we possible to find ourselves trapped hostile environment. "

The Haaretz that Netanyahu's statements during the press conference held yesterday with the Romanian Prime Minister, "Emil Boc" City of Jerusalem reflect Israeli concerns that increasing isolation of the transition of power in Egypt from the military rule of the transitional to the popular opposition dominated by the Islamists, who reject the peace agreement and normalization with of Israel.

The newspaper pointed out that the Hebrew Tel Aviv annoyed wave of uprisings because of the "Arab spring" that overthrew the rulers of this year remained in office for decades in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.

She explained to Haaretz, Israeli politicians since the outbreak of the revolutions that are trying to portray what is happening in Egypt is that it will not affect the Egyptian-Israeli relations much in the long term.

The paper disclosed that the Israeli Defence Ministry quickly denied a press report said that Israeli intelligence chief, "Security," informed the Netanyahu government on the prospects for ending the peace agreement with Egypt.