Israeli sources: Sisi follows on Mubarak's path

A report gained through sources via security officials in Tel Aviv has revealed that the Egyptian presidential candidate Abdul-Fattah Al-Sisi personally ensures that good relationship with senior security officials in Israel is maintained.

The report was prepared by the Middle East analyst Ovi Oskharf and published by the Israeli news website, close to Israeli security institution, Walla. Oskharf claims that Al-Sisi had recently ordered his security officials to reinforce co-operation with their Israeli counterparts.

According to the analyst, Al-Sisi is following the footsteps of former President Hosni Mubarak, who did not visit Israel, but maintained strong covert hidden relations, mainly on the security level. The analyst said that Al-Sisi’s refusal to visit Israel is part of this tactic.

Oskharf read Al-Sisi’s remarks –that ‘Hamas is an enemy and Egyptians do not forget those who stood against them’, as a clear message to Hamas. Oskharf points out that maintaining strong relations with Israel and fighting Hamas will not guarantee stability when Al-Sisi becomes a president.

Walla reported an informed senior Israeli source, hailing Al-Sisi war against the Jihadist groups in Sinai Peninsula. The source noted that the Egyptian army would continue this war even after the presidential elections.

The sources also hailed the destruction of 95 per cent of the tunnels that were used as lifeline from Egypt to Gaza, amidst a strict Israeli closure on Gaza.

According to the source, the Egyptian war against Jihadist and Hamas is carried out in co-operation with Israel. Such strong co-operation, the source noted, would remain strong after the elections.

However, the source expected the war against Jihadist would never come to an end. He mentioned the repeated detonation of the gas pipeline, which transmitted Egyptian gas to Israel and is still transmitting it to Jordan.

Professor Yoram Meital, from Beer Sheva University described the electoral battle in Egypt with indifference, because the rebels, who carried out the January 25 revolution, were disappointed as they understood today that they had ousted Mubarak, not his regime.

The professor, who is a leading expert on Egyptian issue, said that the situation of the Egyptian internal security had succumbed to its worst level. This is the second reason for the rebels’ disappointment, while the third reason is the grave economic situation of the country.

Meital noted that the shortage of the cooking gas and fuel had brought Egypt on the verge of a disaster.