Without Egypt, Israel will be left with no friends in Mideast

Haaretz.com ^ | 1/30/10 | Aluf Benn

[CynicalBear]

>> Things be happening.<<

And so fast it’s beginning to make my head spin. I was just reading Isaiah 19 again. Not a coincidence, these things that are happening.

[ReverendJames]

The thing is we can’t be going off half cocked. Paul was looking for Christs return during his lifetime. There have been so many false scenarios the latest of which was Hitler. It’s not until Israel became a state again where Biblical prophecy can be watched, looked at. There’s lots more on the horizon.

[CynicalBear]

>>Well, correct me if I’m mistaken on these, Egypt is primarily Sunni, so is Hamas, Hezbolah, Muslim brotherhood, and Syria. Iran is primarily Shiite, so is Jordan, Lebanon, Fatah, and majority Iraq.<<

Egypt is a Sunni country but with strong Shia leanings. It is the country that gave refuge to the descendants of the Prophet Mohamed in the first century AH and continues to venerate them today. Its venerable Al-Azhar University is one of the few Sunni academic institutions to teach Shia Jaafari jurisprudence alongside the four schools of Sunni jurisprudence. This is of no small import given the historical and symbolic significance of Al-Azhar. In addition, Egypt was the first officially Shia state which, founded in the mid-10th century AH, did more than its predecessors to shape the traditions and values of Egyptian society.

Much of the anger and criticism sparked by President Hosni Mubarak’s statements back in 2006 on Arab Shia was the result of them being taken out of context and isinterpreted. Those comments however sparked a division and resentment.

Suggesting that Egypt is only Sunni is not correct.

[Slings and Arrows]

With friends like this, who needs enemas?

[Gapplega]

They don’t need any “friends” like Egypt; hell, they don’t need any friends at all because of their nuclear bombs. Thank G-d Israel was smart and got the bomb!! Can you imagine if Israel didn’t have it? All of those islamic animals would’ve overrun the country years ago. Those raging lunatics in the islamic world better remember that ISRAEL can nuke all of their useless real estate and turn it to glass in one second. No more dead Jews at the hands of lunatics! (and I’m a Catholic)