If the Mubarak regime falls, and is replaced by one less tied to Israel and the United States, Israel will be a big loser. As Aluf Benn commented in the Israeli daily Haaretz, "The fading power of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's government leaves Israel in a state of strategic distress. Without Mubarak, Israel is left with almost no friends in the Middle East; last year, Israel saw its alliance with Turkey collapse" ("Without Egypt, Israel will be left with no friends in Mideast," 29 January 2011).Indeed, Benn observes, "Israel is left with two strategic allies in the region: Jordan and the Palestinian Authority." But what Benn does not say is that these two "allies" will not be immune either.Over the past few weeks I was in Doha examining the Palestine Papers leaked to Al Jazeera. These documents underscore the extent to which the split between the US-backed Palestinian Authority in Ramallah headed by Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah faction, on the one hand, and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, on the other -- was a policy decision of regional powers: the United States, Egypt and Israel. This policy included Egypt's strict enforcement of the siege of Gaza.Sila Jangan lepaskan perbincanagn terbaru pagi ini dengan Hj Noorazman, Ketua konvoi Malaysia di Kapal Mavi Marmara Mei tahun lepas, akan ke udara di radio IKIM.fm 9:30 pagi, Selasa 1 Feb.Beliau akan membongkar perkembangan terbaru di Mesir dan kesan kepada perubahan iklim politik dunia dan sekaligus masa depan Palestin.SyHaleem80
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