Muslim Brotherhood: No peace without aid
Muslim Brotherhood lawmaker Essam el-Erian warned the United States that cuts in aid would cause Egypt to reconsider its peace treaty with Israel, saying, “What was acceptable before the revolution is no longer.” Photo Credit:AP
The Jerusalem Post quoted [Muslim Brotherhood lawmaker Essam] el-Erian as saying that if the U.S. cuts aid to Egypt, the MB would consider changing the terms of the peace treaty. He is warning that the U.S. should understand that “what was acceptable before the revolution is no longer.” ...
Legislation signed into law last December ties the provision of $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt in fiscal year 2012 to certification that the government in Cairo “is supporting the transition to civilian government including holding free and fair elections; implementing policies to protect freedom of expression, association, and religion, and due process of law.”
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