Egyptian MP: Nothing will work with Israel except nuclear bomb

[oberliner]

Israeli excavations near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem sparked angry reactions on Monday from Egyptian parliament members, including one who said only a nuclear bomb could stop Israel.

The excavations, which aim to salvage artefacts before construction of a pedestrian bridge leading to the complex also sacred to Jews, have angered many Muslims who fear the work will harm the foundations of al-Aqsa mosque. Israel says the holy places will not be harmed.

"That cursed Israel is trying to destroy al-Aqsa mosque," Mohammed el-Katatny of President Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party (NDP) told a heated parliament session held to discuss the Israeli digging.

"Nothing will work with Israel except for a nuclear bomb that wipes it out of existence," he said.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/824984.html

[nebenaube]

1. uh oh... now we get to include egypt in the fray... n/t

[leveymg]

2. Oh goody. Now we can nuke Egypt, too.

[oberliner]

4. Or maybe stop giving them billions of dollars in aid?

Mubarak is essentially a dictator, isn't he?

[bemildred]

3. Another witless fool. nt

[The Magistrate]

5. Indeed, Sir: An A-Bomb Would Play Holy Hobb With The Blasted Foundations....

You may have encountered Mr. Adams speculation that people work their mouths in order to stop their brains from working....

[bemildred]

6. Never learn much running your mouth, that is sure.

:hi:

[Missy M]

7. They want to nuke Israel for digging for artifacts and building...

a pedestrian bridge. That is about the craziest thing I have ever heard of. This world is going completely mad.