Egypt's Condition, Part 2

So, earlier today I posted news reports discussing the ever-evolving changes going on politically in Egypt. Turns out there’s more, and this one sounds the most ominous.

Report: ElBaradei Egypt to attack Israel if it strikes Gaza

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=215093

Former International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei, who had previously announced his intentions to run for the presidency of Egypt, said Monday that “if Israel attacked Gaza we would declare war against the Zionist regime."

These are strong words coming out of the Egyptian contender for president. Seems to me that the Egyptians may go for a president like this if he continues to promote supporting the Palestinians and the redistribution of wealth he is promising to implement.

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."

One more quick story,

Egypt's army rulers to meet Palestinian president

Just to make up for lost time, Egyptian leaders are meeting with all of their potential friends in the area.

http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE7311KI20110402

Reconciling the rival movements running Palestinian affairs is seen as vital to any prospect of Palestinian statehood based on peace with Israel.