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Israel to World: Don’t Be So Fast to Push Democracy on Middle East
Middle East News Source ^ | February 17, 2011 | Arieh O’Sullivan

Posted on 02/17/2011 8:06:33 PM PST by robowombat

Israel to World: Don’t Be So Fast to Push Democracy on Middle East Written by Arieh O’Sullivan Published Thursday, February 17, 2011

Netanyahu and other fears democracy will lead to chaos, bringing Islamists to power

While touting its own democratic credentials, Israel has been warning the world not to let experiments in democracy spread across the Middle East, lest Islamic fundamentalists are voted in.

“We don’t want to stay the only democracy in the Middle East. We would love to live in a neighborhood where all countries are democratic. But is it feasible now?” Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor said in an interview with The Media Line.

An enormously popular revolt in Egypt has morphed into what appears to be an unofficial coup d’état, with the army in control. Bahrain’s monarch has ruthlessly crushed a budding rebellion in its capital Manama. In Tunisia, public discontent succeeded in ousting its long-time president, and a caretaker government is trying to stabilize the country ahead of elections later this year.

In Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power for 33 years, blasted anti-government protesters, saying “whoever wants to take the power, he must take it through the ballot boxes, not through chaos in streets.”

“We want democratization, but everyone has to understand, especially President [Barack] Obama, that democracy is not just the rule of majority and free election,” said Uzi Dayan, a former National Security Adviser.

(Excerpt) Read more at themedialine.org ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: islamacism

1 posted on 02/17/2011 8:06:40 PM PST by robowombat
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To: robowombat

Finally, some common sense!


2 posted on 02/17/2011 9:01:39 PM PST by PetroniusMaximus
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To: PetroniusMaximus

I don’t think the people in the ME are ready for democracy, The average citizen has little understanding of how it works and doubtful they would allow the time for it to be implimented. Egypt’s people have evidenced just that with continued demonstrations for everything under the sun in their demands now...at the same time the Military is trying to bring just stability to the country. All want more money!

When we look at Iraq we see US troops there so those who state Iraq as a template are not considering this. The US cannot nor should they be the stabilizing force while countries revolt against their governance.


3 posted on 02/17/2011 9:19:50 PM PST by caww
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To: robowombat
Heck, with the success we've had here, I don't want it either. Monarchy now!


4 posted on 02/17/2011 9:22:28 PM PST by Revolting cat!
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5 posted on 02/18/2011 5:26:08 AM PST by SJackson (In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria.)
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