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.
Hoo boy! I hope this is election rhetoric.
Former International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei was one I never placed much credulity in as far as his pronouncements regarding Iran’s nuclear program. I suppose many would feel the same about his Presidential aspirations in Egypt. However, his statement, for whatever it is worth,( and Gazan’s and Palestinians don’t hold your breath) that “if Israel attacked Gaza we would declare war against the Zionist regime. I will open the Rafah border crossing and will consider different ways to implement the joint Arab defense agreement”; is a welcome bit of saber rattling to send to the middle east’s proud superpower and who has already put Gazan’s ,Syrians and Lebanon in “their place” with the last lesson sent to the inhabitants of Gaza.