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Democratic Egypt Tests a Divided Israel
…Israel’s leader is well aware that Mubarak has protected the fragile peace between Israel and Egypt, and that Mubarak has consistently marginalized the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood from Egyptian politics. And indeed, it’s true that if Mubarak steps down and democracy ensues the Brotherhood (with the backing of 35% of Egyptians, according to recent polls) will likely enter a new unity government. The fact that the Brotherhood has agreed to back the…
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