Monday, February 14, 2011

Mubarak loses power... Israel uncertain of Camp David Accords

Today in class our teacher read the title of the Jerusalem Post front page, which talked about how a potential candidate for President of Egypt was saying that the Camp David Accords would not still be in place if he reached power. The Camp David Accords is a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt that states both countries will not declare war against the other. If this treaty does fall, this could be a serious issue for the Israeli people, as the relations with Egypt would be uncertain and the country may not be safe from an Egyptian attack. This issue is one that is still unsolved and has the people of Israel in a state of panic wondering whether or not the next Egyptian president will abide by the standing treaty. Being a American citizen in a foreign country, I am a little bit scared to say the least. What if Egypt tries to attack Israel while I am still here visiting? Is it safe to stay in Israel? Of course all of our teachers and counselors are telling us that everything will be alright to make sure we don't worry about what's going on in Egypt, but how can we be sure when the people of Egypt don't even know what is going on. I hope that the next president of Egypt is one that has good relations with Israel and that the people of this great country can stop worrying about potential situations.

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