Israeli newspaper Maariv published a long report today about former Egyptian Presiden Hosni Mubarak in the wake of his trial yesterday at the Police Academy in Cairo. Maariv was in solidarity with Mubarak and described him as "psychologically broken.” Maariv claimed in its report, published online, that six months after the January 25 Revolution Egypt suffers from increasing unemployment, declining tourism and a collapsing financial market. Maariv defended Mubarak, saying the uprising that toppled Egypt's 30-year ruler from power is now fragmented and divided, and there are problems between protesters and political coalitions. "Egypt is about to collapse,” said Maariv. “Egypt's employment has decreased by 30 percent and Egypt is taking loans to cover its deficit,” the report added. Maarive also said Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square has become a field to protest for more political reform and achieving the revolution's demands, but that also becomes a field for serious deviations as a result of unemployment, bad economic conditions and declining tourism. Maariv is closely connected with the ruling right-wing circles in Israel that support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu always considered Mubarak a great friend to the Jewish state.
