http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty) en-us Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-092512?start=1118 <p>Rights group reports "appalling" torture of Syrian children, Kuwait's highest court rejects election law challenge by government, pro-Israel subway ads in New York City equate Muslims with "savages," and more.</p> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-092512 Israel, United States, UN General Assembly, Borders of Israel, Syrian Civil War, Illegal immigration from Africa to Israel, Hamas, Islam, Middle East Peace Process, Algeria According to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the United States must change its approach toward the Arab world and help build a Palestinian state. In an interview with The New York Times, he said that if the US wants his country to honor its treaty with Israel, it must live up to its own Camp David commitment to Palestinian self-rule, signed in 1978, which was supposed to lead to full Palestinian sovereignty. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-082912?start=1354 <p>Rights groups warn of deteriorating conditions in Israeli prisons as Palestinian hunger strike continues, Ban Ki-moon arrives in Tehran despite Western attempts to isolate Iran, Pakistan demands immediate end to US drone strikes, and more.</p> Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-082912 Israel, Syrian Civil War, Non-Aligned Movement, Syria, Damascus, France, Palestinians, Tehran, Palestinian prisoners in Israel, Ban Ki-moon Presenter, Male #1 Israel, through its Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, invited Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to visit Israel soon. The Israeli minister Lieberman expressed hope that Morsi will confirm his words of reassurance with action. The Egyptian president said he would adopt a balanced foreign policy, confirming that the peace treaty with Israel is safe. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-082312?start=877 <p>Activists lash out at Morocco's loyalty ceremony as "backward," Bahraini police attack protestors mourning slain teenager, Egypt's revolutionary socialists speak out against IMF loan, and more.</p> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-082312 Israel, Syrian Civil War, Iran-Israel relations, US Armed Forces, Aleppo, Protest, Syria, Politics of Syria, Leon Panetta, Iran Egyptian forces continue to beef up their presence in the Sinai as part of Cairo's crackdown on suspected terrorists in the area. Additional tanks and armored personnel carriers have been deployed along the southern border. Israeli officials have expressed fear that the Egyptian government may be trying to unilaterally alter the terms of the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, but they have so far refrained from issuing any official statements out of concern of straining relations with the new government of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. http://news.linktv.org/videos/will-egypts-new-president-change-the-countrys-foreign-policy?start=0 This weekend's presidential election in Egypt has raised fears of a radical shift in foreign policy should Islamist candidate Mohamed Morsi win -- but others see few changes on the immediate horizon. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:32:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/will-egypts-new-president-change-the-countrys-foreign-policy Egyptian presidential election, 2012, Ahmed Shafiq, Mohamed Morsi, Egypt, Foreign relations of Egypt, Politics of Egypt, US-Egypt relations, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, Egypt–Israel relations This weekend's presidential election in Egypt has raised fears of a radical shift in foreign policy should Islamist candidate Mohamed Morsi win. But as Elizabeth Arrott and Japhet Weeks report from Cairo, some see few changes on the immediate horizon. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-042312?start=428 Dubai TV reports that Egyptian citizens are relieved after Egypt terminated a controversial gas deal with Israel, a deal that would supply Israel with nearly half of its gas at below market prices and has been widely rejected by the Egyptian street. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-042312 Israel, 2011 Moroccan Protests, Bahrain Uprising, Yemen Uprising, Egypt–Israel relations, Syrian Civil War, 2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict, Winter Stadium, Beit El, Ain al-Hilweh Presenter, Female #1 A sense of relief is dominating the popular and political scene in Egypt. This comes after Egypt decided to terminate a controversial gas deal with Israel. Under the terms of the deal, Egypt would supply Israel with nearly half of its gas consumption at below market prices. In Egypt, conflicting reports have emerged over the reason behind the termination. While the Egyptian Oil Ministry attributed the halt to the terrorist attacks on the gas pipeline, others said the decision was caused by a delinquent payment, in which an intermediary oil company owed Egypt USD 100 million. In the spring of 2008, Egypt agreed to export natural gas to the Hebrew state for two decades, as mandated by a deal signed in 2005. Tawfiq Ahmed reports from Cairo. Reporter, Male #1 Amid the state of turmoil sweeping Egypt, overwhelming joy has dominated the popular and political scene. This comes after Egypt terminated a gas deal with Israel, a deal that has been widely rejected by the Egyptian street. Guest, Male #2 This decision should have been made a long time ago. If people don't have enough gas for their homes, then why export it abroad? Guest, Male #3 We have waited for this for a long time. This was a good decision. Reporter, Male #1 Egyptian officials attributed the abrupt halt to a commercial rather than a political dispute. The East Mediterranean Gas Company, which exports gas to Israel, has failed to make monthly payments in the amount of USD 100 million to the General Petroleum Corporation and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, rendering the deal null and void. The decision has raised several legal issues, which include the possibility of imposing sanctions on the Egyptian side due to a breach of contract. Guest, Male #4 (Ali Hassan, Deputy Director General of the Middle East News Agency) Egypt will not face any sanctions in case an international arbitration is launched. Egypt has every right to terminate this deal due to Israel's failure to meet its financial obligations toward Egypt. Reporter, Male #1 Egypt started supplying Israel with natural gas in 2008, as mandated by a deal signed in 2005. The gas deal was widely rejected for several reasons. Among them is the price that Israel is paying for the gas, which is less than half its cost. The decision may further fuel the Egyptian-Israeli relationship that has been strained in post-revolution Egypt, which toppled Mubarak and his regime. However, the decision, though it was late, has brought comfort to the Egyptian scene regardless of its reason, be it commercial or political. Tawfiq Ahmed, Dubai TV, Cairo. Presenter, Female #1 Israel, which imports nearly 40 percent of its gas needs from Egypt, said that termination of the gas deal was a business dispute, as confirmed by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Lieberman added the Egyptian decision was "not a good sign," but it would be a mistake to turn it into a diplomatic dispute. He also affirmed Israel's commitment to upholding the peace treaty with Egypt. The 20-year-old gas deal was signed in 2005 between Egypt and Israel, under the context of the peace treaty brokered between the two sides. The deal sparked fierce protests before the former regime's ouster. This prompted the current government to review the gas export contracts with Israel. Critics argued that gas is being sold to Israel at a price far below the international market value. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-112811?start=1207 <p>Egypt holds landmark elections amid fears for the revolution, Syria considers Arab League sanctions a declaration of economic war, and Pakistanis protest deadly US-led NATO airstrike.</p> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-112811 Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, NATO, Egypt, Arab League, Egyptian Revolution, Syrian Civil War, Chemical Weapons Convention, Yemen Uprising, 2011 Kuwait protests Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is considering resuming the transfer of tax payments to the Palestinian Authority. Speaking before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense committee today, the prime minister also said that Israel hopes to stabilize its peace agreement with Egypt. A month after Israel froze Palestinian tax revenues following UNESCO's acceptance of the PA as a full member, Israel is now considering releasing those funds, about 370 million shekels. Prime Minister Netanyahu told the Foreign Affairs and Defense committee today that he is contemplating the move because the Palestinians have refrained from pursuing further unilateral appeals to international organizations. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-092611?start=1058 <p>Massive crowds across Yemen reject Saleh's call for elections, a mass grave is uncovered in Tripoli as Libyan revolutionaries push into Sirte, and Bahraini protestors hold 'Second Dignity Blockade.'</p> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-092611 Palestinian state, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinians, President of the Palestinian National Authority, Ali Abdullah Saleh, 2011 Libyan Uprising, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen Uprising, Kirkuk Achieving peace with the Palestinians is more complicated than it was with Egypt or Jordan because the Palestinians never had a state. That is the view of President Shimon Peres, who told a gathering of foreign diplomats that peace talks should be conducted both publicly and behind closed doors. Peres was speaking at the Jewish new year reception that he hosts every year for the diplomatic corps. US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro also told Israel Television of the need to resume negotiations. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-091611?start=1021 Jordanians in the capital Amman's district of Rabia protested, demanding the cancelation of the peace treaty with the Israeli entity. The demonstrators tried to break the security cordon surrounding the Israeli embassy after clashing with security forces. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-091611 Friday prayers, Syria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, 2011 Libyan Uprising, Yemen Uprising, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian National Authority Presenter, Female # 1 Jordanians in the capital Amman's district of Rabia protested, demanding the cancelation of the peace treaty with the Israeli entity. The demonstrators tried to break the security cordon surrounding the Israeli embassy after clashing with security forces. Reporter, Male # 1 In the season of Islamic awakening: truth is born and the people's will shines to change the headlines, and of course, among those issues are the relations between the Israeli occupation entity and some Arab regimes. The beginning was similar in Cairo; the birth of a new Islamic awakening from the womb of current events and political repression. Then, the liberation of Egypt's sky from the Israeli flag began. And from Cairo to Amman, Jordan's capital, popular will was uninterrupted as the roar of popular anger reverberated to demand the departure of the occupation's ambassador from Jordan. The protests that started with the demand for change transformed Amman's streets into a platform to call for liberation. The liberation of the homeland from the presence of the Israeli occupation entity's embassy. Jordanians had a date with the revolution and intended to define their true goal. Guest, Male #2 The Jordanian people came to demand an end to the Wadi Araba treaty. They came to demand an end to the relations between the Jordanian government and the Zionist entity. The masses are leading this demand and we confirm our right to resist the occupation and our right to remove the enemy from our land. We have the right to reject its embassy and reject all diplomatic, economic and cultural ties with it. Reporter, Male # 1 The demonstrations illustrated the features of this season and highlighted its headlines and eventual implications. The protests in the al-Rabia area in the capital Amman resulted from genuine pain. The protestors chanted for the cancelation of the peace treaty with the Israeli entity, known as the Wadi Araba, and called for an end to ties with the entity. They also demanded its ambassador be expelled and an end to the normalization policy. Angry demonstrators chanted for the death of Israel and the US. In addition, they burned the Israeli flag. Some protestors tried to break the security cordon surrounding the Israeli embassy and breached the checkpoints but the heavily deployed security forces prevented the protestors, igniting sporadic clashes. The number of demonstrators grew after evening prayers when worshippers left the Kalouti Mosque located near Tel Aviv's embassy. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-090111?start=1268 <p>Gaddafi urges resistance against "occupiers" as "Friends of Libya" map out the country's future, Yemeni General al-Ahmar warns Saleh of sharing Gaddafi's fate, Syria's protestors demand the execution of the president, and more.</p> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-090111 Protest, Palestinian state, Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Eid ul-Fitr, Two-state solution, 2011 Libyan Uprising, Syrian Civil War, Yemen Uprising, Ali Abdullah Saleh Presenter, Male #1 Joining me now in the studio is the prime minister's spokesman Mark Regev. Do we need to renegotiate the peace treaty with Egypt or can we just give them temporary approval to send in extra troops? Guest, Male # 2 (Mark Regev) The peace treaty has been a foundation for regional security of the security and peace in the Middle East for more than 30 years. I think it serves Israel, it serves the interests of Egypt and we want to keep that treaty strong. It is clear there is a new problem today of terrorism and we have to work effectively with the Egyptians in cooperation to make sure this terrorism is under control, that we deal with terrorist firmly and don't allow them to turn this border area into a zone of terrorism. Egypt and Israel have a common interest in succeeding in this effort. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-092811?start=1141 <p>Amnesty International slams Bahrain and Saudi Arabia for gross human rights abuses against women, Yemeni tribesmen shoot down a military plane, and European powers drop call for UN sanctions against Syria.</p> Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-092811 Amnesty International, Syria, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Human rights, Tribe, Regime, Damascus, Torture, Syrian Civil War Joining me now in the studio is the Prime Minister's spokesman, Mark Regev. Do we need to renegotiate the peace treaty with Egypt or can we just give them temporary approval to send in extra troops? Regev: The peace treaty has been a foundation for regional security, the security and peace of the Middle East for more than 30 years. I think it serves Israel's interest, it serves the interests of Egypt, and we want to keep their treaty strong. It is clear there is a new problem today of terrorism and we have to work effectively with the Egyptians in cooperation to make sure that this terrorism is under control, that we deal with terrorists firmly, don't allow them to turn the border area into a zone of terrorism. Egypt and Israel have a common interest in succeeding in this effort.