CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said on Sunday that they would “never recognize the Israeli entity” as it is a “raping, colonizing criminal entity.” Speaking in an interview with the pan-Arabic daily al-Hayat newspaper, the deputy to the Supreme Guide of the Brotherhood said on Sunday that recognizing Israel is not a “term” to rule, adding that this is “unlikely under any circumstances” in reference to Egypt's neighbor. The Freedom and Justice party, the political arm of the group, has already seen massive results in the ongoing parliamentary elections, earning nearly half of the votes in the first two rounds and getting closer to the group's long dreams of reaching power in Egypt. The deputy, Rashad Baiyoumy continued to add that the peace treaty between Egypt and the Jewish state might be up for a public referendum, “giving the last word to the people,” however if this referendum would to take place in the future, people would vote in a land slide to cancel or repeal the 1979 treaty with Israel. “We will never sit with an Israeli in the future. I will not allow myself to sit with a criminal,” added Baiyoumy. “We will take the legal necessary procedures towards the peace treaty,” Baiyoumy added. The 1979 peace treaty between the two states has been at the center of many controversies in recent months, where it has been met with great public refusal and countless protests have expressed that desire to end relations with Israel. Last August, thousands of Egyptians gathered outside the residential building where the Israeli embassy is located and stormed the building, throwing some old documents from a window. Young men climbed the outside of the building in the Giza district of Dokki and took down the Israeli flag and placed an Egyptian one. Tensions have been high between the two countries since, yet the new political Islam player expressed their will to have talks with Israel. The al-Nour Party, a puritanical Salafist party announced that they would hold talks with Israel and respect all the treaties that Egypt has signed previously and its spokesman held a interview with Israeli Radio in December. On the other hand, the Muslim Brotherhood said that both parties have the right to review the treaty since the Egyptian people were never asked. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/1EaxA Tags: Camp David, featured, Israel, Muslim Brotherhood, Treaty Section: Egypt, Latest News, Palestine
