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Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 04/11 Aktuelles Aus Israelischen Tageszeitungen 01 Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 04/11 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 01. – 21. Februar 2011 1. Der Sturz von Hosni Mubarak demonstrators were the 'Facebook generation' […] - that is to say people like us. The truth is that there Nach 18 Tagen anhaltender Proteste erreichten are millions of university educated young Egyptians ägyptische Demonstranten eines ihrer wichtigsten who are unemployed and hungry. […] Ziele: Hosni Mubarak, seit fast 30 Jahren Präsident If Egypt cannot deal with its poverty and create a und autokratischer Herrscher des Landes, trat zu- structure of social justice acceptable to the majority, rück. An seiner Stelle hat nun das Militär, das auch the Muslim Brotherhood will inevitably become more vorher Mubaraks wichtigste Stütze war, die Macht powerful." übernommen. Eine Kommission zur Ausarbeitung Ehud Kaufman, GLO 13.02.11 einer neuen Verfassung ist ernannt worden. Men- schenrechtsorganisationen kritisierten jedoch deren Egypt is not Gaza Zusammensetzung aus Mitgliedern des alten Re- "The Egyptians are unlike the Palestinians in the gimes und der Muslimbrüderschaft. Gaza Strip, the West Bank or Jordan; nor are they In Israel sorgen sich Politiker und Öffentlichkeit in like the Shiites in Lebanon. This is a proud, modest erster Linie um die Aufrechterhaltung des Friedens- people which has never been in the thrall of religious vertrages mit Ägypten. Das ägyptische Militär ver- fanaticism, despite the Islamic revolutions that have sicherte jedoch, das alle abgeschlossenen Verträge swept the region. Thus, the prospect that Egypt will weiterhin gültig seien. join the so-called axis of evil whose base is Iran is slight. Even if the Muslim Brotherhood rises to pow- A new era in Egypt er under the cover of democratic elections - it is not "Egypt's popular revolution […] herald[s] a new era an organization that can be likened to Hamas. Reli- in Middle East history. It's an era in which the people gious enthusiasm does not spawn political develop- demand to be heard and be allowed to help shape ments in Egypt which can be comparable to those their fate […]. A political revolt like this, in which prompted elsewhere in the Arab world." unarmed citizens overthrow a ruler they hate, had Yom-Tov Samia, HAA 07.02.11 never taken place in a an Arab country. […] Now Israel has to get used to Egypt's new rulers. Egypt is not Iran The dramatic change over the border naturally gives "Egypt is a Muslim country with an Islamic scent, rise to fears, but Israel must not interfere in its though unwilling to submit to the totalitarian suffoca- southern neighbor's affairs. Egypt has no conflict tion by religious rulers. […] The Muslim Brotherhood with Israel and must not be presented as an enemy. is not destined to come to power in Cairo. Islam is a […] The revolution in Egypt did not stem from the central part of the life of Egyptians though not the ties with Israel, and Netanyahu would do well to ideal of their political vision. […] The pride that keep quiet and give this neighboring country a Egyptians feel for their country, which burst out in chance to establish a democracy." the revolutionary élan, is a compelling sign that Iran HAA 13.02.11 Editorial as a model and precedent is alien to their national ethos. […] So the Egyptian revolution, hardly violent The Muslim brotherhood waits in the wings at all, is willing to sustain and dignify Islam but not "The Egyptian revolution […] was mainly motivated succumb to its preachers and principles." by the demand of the masses for economic justice. Mordechai Nisan, JED 16.02.11 […] Hope for political stability hangs on the mistaken impression created by the western media that the 1 Israel is out of touch 'popular power' and 'civil rights' is lip service in this "Perceived by many Israeli commentators as a case. They think that by resorting to nice words they movement shifting Egypt toward extremism, the will save themselves and their peoples from the developments of the past few days belie such cha- radical wave threatening to sweep them. They fear racterizations of the protesters’ intentions. that in a year or five years, the al-Tahrir protestors The almost total lack of anti-Israeli and anti- will show up at their own squares and boulevards. At American slogans and placards in the past fortnight this time already, these leaders see the pioneers has been striking, as has been the lack of Islamic walking as though they are the masters of the house content. […] in Paris, London and Berlin. […] In Israel, it has become the norm to view any re- It is very possible that Hosni Mubarak was not an gional development that it has not preordained with ideal leader. It is very possible that the regime in knee-jerk pessimism, if not outright panic, the as- Cairo was corrupt and not enlightened. […] Yet sumption being that disaster is imminent. Yet the Mubarak and his people understood something that events in Cairo and the statements from the Egyp- 100 Obamas will not understand even 50 years from tian military demonstrate something quite different, now: Mubarak and his regime were apparently the and should thus be welcomed. last obstacle in our conflicted world in the face of the Hagai M. Segal, JPO 15.02.11 Islamist tsunami, a predator that is already devour- ing some European states." Hosni and me Eitan Haber, JED 13.02.11 "Anyone who thinks Cairo’s calls for freedom will lead to rapid democratization is dangerously naive. Can Israel refuse to revisit the cornerstone? For starters, Egypt’s military has controlled the na- "Although the military has offered assurances that tion for more than 60 years – long before Mubarak. the country will respect the [peace] treaty [with And outside of his own authoritarian circle, there are Israel], the army’s voice in a democratic Egypt may no political leaders capable of taking the helm im- not be the only one that counts. Unfortunately, the mediately. […] sounds coming from erstwhile civilian leaders are Egypt’s current ruling military triumvirate will remain not reassuring. […] in power – and Tahrir’s mobs will be forced go The question Israel might soon face is whether the home. […] Be assured, the Egyptian military is not provisions of the treaty Egypt could ask to renego- about to surrender full control of Egypt – at least not tiate are worth the costs that Egypt might seek to now." unilaterally impose. Some concessions are not un- R. Chesnoff, JPO 14.02.11 thinkable. […] Welcome or not, the new era will present both pit- Mubarak no friend of Israel falls and opportunities. Israeli diplomacy will have to "We must admit that Egypt’s ousted president, Hosni be flexible and creative to ensure that when its Mubarak, did not have a pro-Israel agenda. […] neighbors break their age-old chains and overthrow Mubarak kept the ties with Israel at the lowest poss- their overseers, it is not at its expense as well. In ible level required to maintain the peace treaty. The this light, however inopportune, Israel may decide bonfire of peace he created was so small that any that the cornerstone of its security must be resur- wind could have extinguished it. […] Had he wanted faced without being removed." it, throughout his presidency President Mubarak M.M. Lieberman, JPO 20.02.11 could move closer, embrace us, speak warmly and leave behind him the kind of legacy that would en- 2. Unruhen in der arabischen Welt sure that the peace treaty is maintained even after he leaves. The fact is that at this time, nothing is In Tunesien und Ägypten haben Volksbewegungen guaranteed any longer in respect to Israel-Egypt die Herrscher bereits gestürzt. Diesen Beispielen ties." folgend gehen in immer mehr arabischen Ländern Nechama Duek, JED 14.02.11 die Menschen auf die Straße und fordern Reformen. Der jordanische König nahm einen Regierungs- My tears for Mubarak wechsel vor, in Bahrain und Jemen wurden Gehälter "All the senior Western leaders […] hurled at us […] erhöht, in Algerien wurde der seit 1992 verhängte a series of nice words – 'democracy,' 'civil rights,' Ausnahmezustand gestoppt während in Libyen and so on. […] Their devotion to 'democracy,' Gaddafi auf die Demonstranten schießen lässt und 2 dabei Tote in steigender Anzahl in Kauf nimmt, um their fight is not with Israel, but with the ayatollahs’ sein Regime zu retten. regime – but can they speak for the poor, the reli- In Israel werden diese Entwicklungen mit großer gious or the residents of remote villages? […] Aufmerksamkeit und zugleich mit viel Skepsis beo- It is too early to say what will be. Is this […] similar bachtet. Die größte Angst besteht dabei vor "demo- to the fall of the former Soviet Union? Political ob- kratischen" Wahlen, die islamistische Regierungen servers are describing the latest chain of events as hervorbringen und die Stabilität in der Region ge- a domino effect, but as we watch each block fall we fährden könnten. could be missing the greater picture." Liat Collins, JPO 20.02.11 A diplomatic revolution "The revolutions in Tunesia and Egypt, the demon- What's in it for Turkey? strations in Iran and Bahrain and the general feeling "One of the less-expected consequences of unrest of an earthquake rumbling across the Middle East in the Middle East is the elevation of Turkey’s role, have thus far conferred a sense of deliverance on making Ankara a potential regional power. […] Israel, as it has managed to escape the spotlight. Now, while the Brotherhood is emerging as a key […] Yet the shock waves in the Middle East actually player in Egyptian politics, the AKP, as an advocate obligate us to quickly rev up our strategic thinking.
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