Today\'s editorial in HaTzofeh newspaper (associated with the National Religious Party), as summarized by the Government Press Office:
The paper believes that Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer’s recent talks in Alexandria with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak served no purpose and says that, “If the State of Israel respected itself as a nation, it would make every effort, diplomatic and otherwise, so that the peace talks in the region would be held on a track that would bypass Mubarak.” The editors protest that Mubarak has done nothing to stop the smuggling of weapons into the Gaza Strip via tunnels dug under the border and allege that he “detests the peace agreement with Israel and is investing huge sums in developing strategic weapons.” The paper believes that, “National honor requires Israel to denounce him in the western world,” and says that, “Israel’s behavior is humiliating.”
The paper believes that Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer’s recent talks in Alexandria with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak served no purpose and says that, “If the State of Israel respected itself as a nation, it would make every effort, diplomatic and otherwise, so that the peace talks in the region would be held on a track that would bypass Mubarak.” The editors protest that Mubarak has done nothing to stop the smuggling of weapons into the Gaza Strip via tunnels dug under the border and allege that he “detests the peace agreement with Israel and is investing huge sums in developing strategic weapons.” The paper believes that, “National honor requires Israel to denounce him in the western world,” and says that, “Israel’s behavior is humiliating.”