Israel worries privately as Egypt descends into chaos

Jerusalem - Israel's public bus in Egypt is clear - he wants "stability and security in our region," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday morning, to recognize that Israel is "eagerly monitoring" what is happening in the nation's first and most important Arab to make peace with the Jewish state.

"We have to show great responsibility, moderation and wisdom, and to this end I have asked other ministers to refrain from commenting on the issue," he added.

But former officials say publicly what many people believe that the government is thinking in private.

In an interview with CNN, predicted Eli Shaked, Israel's ambassador to Egypt from 2003 to 2005, when the fall of the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a new Islamist regime hostile to Israel and Western countries, replace it.

"There will be democracy in Egypt," Shaked said. "If there will be democratic elections in Egypt during the summer or in the very near future, (which) will be the first democratic elections and the last in Egypt."

We must show the utmost restraint and wisdom, responsibility, and to this end, I asked my fellow ministers to refrain from commenting on this issue.

Shaked has also accused the U.S. government to "take a decisive development in Egypt so naive."

"They have expressed opinions that may be Western ears," says Shaked.

U.S. president's remarks, Barack Obama on the situation "has put much pressure on the regimes in the Middle East" and expressed "great respect" for Mr. Mubarak said Avidar, a political analyst and former representative of Israel in Qatar. "The U.S. government does not understand Middle Eastern culture."

"Democracy can only happen if you have the right institutions and the right of society to absorb (IT)," Eager said. "Otherwise there will be more radical groups, as a last round of the Muslim Brotherhood, there is no time to Egypt."

The Brotherhood, Egypt's largest - but it is officially banned - the opposition movement that seems to have begun or organized protests sweeping the country, but urged its members to join them from Friday.

Avidar said protests in Egypt, leaders of other pro-American Arab countries "worried about what will happen if the events are held in their country." "What will be the U.S. position on this issue? And I think they can not expect loyalty or friendship, as they did before," said Avidar.

When former President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has pushed the Palestinian democratic elections, Avid pointed out, the Islamic militant Hamas came to power.

"If (the Brotherhood) goes and takes the lead due to the holding of democratic elections, I believe that democracy will not continue in Egypt, because the fact is the second to take power, it will not disappear," he predicted.

"Egypt is a key player in the Middle East.'s The leader of the Arab League, a key player in the peace process, and I think the fact that the instability occurs in Egypt is very detrimental to the peace process" he said. "It's definitely a big concern."