First he was a possible front-runner during the opening salvo of the Egyptian revolution. Then he had shoes and stones thrown at him because he is viewed as a pawn of the Zionists and the US. Now he is trying to make a comeback, appealing to the jihadists sense of carnage against Israel while supporting their nationalism regarding the refugees.
We may not have seen the last of ElBaradei. Like a bad penny he will probably keep turning up, tossing the waters to see if anything interesting floats to the top.
From Ynet News April 4
ElBaradei: We'll fight back if Israel attacks Gaza
Former International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei, who had previously announced his intetions to run for the presidency of Egypt, said Monday that “if Israel attacked Gaza we would declare war against the Zionist regime."
In an interview with the Al-Watan newspaper he said: "In case of any future Israeli attack on Gaza - as the next president of Egypt – I will open the Rafah border crossing and will consider different ways to implement the joint Arab defense agreement."
He also stated that "Israel controls Palestinian soil" adding that that "there has been no tangible breakthrough in reconciliation process because of the imbalance of power in the region - a situation that creates a kind of one way peace."
Discussing his agenda for Egypt, ElBaradei said that distribution of income between the different classes in Egypt would be his most important priority if he were to win the upcoming elections.
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We may not have seen the last of ElBaradei. Like a bad penny he will probably keep turning up, tossing the waters to see if anything interesting floats to the top.
From Ynet News April 4
ElBaradei: We'll fight back if Israel attacks Gaza
In interview with Arab newspaper, former IAEA chief says if elected as Egypt's next president he will open Rafah crossing in case of an Israeli attack.
Former International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei, who had previously announced his intetions to run for the presidency of Egypt, said Monday that “if Israel attacked Gaza we would declare war against the Zionist regime."
In an interview with the Al-Watan newspaper he said: "In case of any future Israeli attack on Gaza - as the next president of Egypt – I will open the Rafah border crossing and will consider different ways to implement the joint Arab defense agreement."
He also stated that "Israel controls Palestinian soil" adding that that "there has been no tangible breakthrough in reconciliation process because of the imbalance of power in the region - a situation that creates a kind of one way peace."
Discussing his agenda for Egypt, ElBaradei said that distribution of income between the different classes in Egypt would be his most important priority if he were to win the upcoming elections.
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Time to blast the Aswan dam
Golda Meir said, "We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. We can not forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us".
William Gladstone, 4 times Prime Minister of Great Britain (1809-1898) said, "As long as there is this book (the Quran), there will be no peace in the world".
Words of wisdom from 2 people who understood the problem.
There will be no peace and the world won't cease until he returns - Robert Zimmerman
Www.thegoodguise.wordpress.coom - Jacob
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