Egypt Foreign Minister Arrives in Israel

[jmcgowanjm]

(HELP-Did this FM just get attacked ? 10am central)

The source said the meeting had gone very well, and that Maher indicated that the talks could lead to a summit between Sharon and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak--something Mubarak has avoided since the Sharon, a career hardliner, came to power in 2001.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/ap/ap_story.html/Intl/AP.V5081.AP-Israel-Palestin.html

[jmcgowanjm]

1. CNN:Egyptian foreign minister attacked in Jerusalem

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/22/mideast/

more from BBC
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[jmcgowanjm]

2. BBC:Reports say Mr Maher became unwell after being jostled

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher has been taken to hospital after an incident at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque.

Reports say Mr Maher became unwell after being jostled by angry Muslims as he came to pray at the holy site

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3341435.stm

[Muddleoftheroad]

3. At least they are consistent

If they don't like you, they attack you even if you are Muslim. How dare people who disagree with them be near the holy site.

[bluesoul]

4. Or some are killed

by their own people for being too "dovish" (Rabin)...

[drdon326]

6. UN-friggin-believeable.....

of course they attacked him....they'd attack anyone they
dont like.

Sorry , he got a taste of what really goes on.

[newyorican]

5. The Muslim equivalent of a pie in the face

Officials said dozens of worshippers inside the mosque threw shoes at him -- an Arab sign of disrespect.

I guess he got off easy, seeing what usually happens to so-called collaborators.

[MikeGalos]

7. Gee

I guess being hospitalized isn't that big a deal if you're interested in Peace with Israel.

The PA should be arresting everyone involved. But they won't.

Israel will arrest them and somebody here will be sure to say how unfair that is.

(BTW: later news reports say it was an organized attack by a fundamentalist Moslem group. - Gee, real religious people, attacking someone in a holy place for seeking peace.)

[newyorican]

8. Gosh

You're concern for this poor Egyptian is touching...<sniff>. Enough to make one misty.

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[newyorican]

10. I have not riduculed anyone

genuinely working for peace. Nor have I ridiculed the Egyptian FM.

Ohh...the tragedy. :nopity:

[Forkboy]

11. true words

What a tragedy that caring about people actually working for peace brings ridicule from some quarters on here

Both sides should listen.

[Clark Edwards]

12. Arab League condemns Jerusalem attack on Egyptian foreign minister

The Arab League has condemned an attack on Egypt's foreign minister, Ahmed Maher, while he was on an official visit to Jerusalem.

The league's deputy secretary general who oversees Palestinian affairs, Said Kamal, has denounced what he describes as a criminal act.

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Mr Maher, 68, was admitted to a hospital in Jerusalem for three hours, before returning to the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

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Israeli police say they have arrested five Palestinians in connection with the assault.


http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_1015358.htm