Egypt is no role model

Little is known about the victors of the Libyan revolution, the conservative daily Lidové noviny writes, fearing that they might hold as many surprises as the revolutionaries in Egypt: "We still don't know what ideas and values they cherish, or if they can be partners of democrats in the West and the Arab World. ... The Egyptian example is a warning. The revolutionary government there has just confirmed sceptics' doubts: how were terrorists from Gaza able to enter southern Israel via Egypt's Sinai Peninsula? Why were they wearing Egyptian army uniforms? Why did Egypt recall its ambassadors from Tel Aviv after the Israeli response but not protest against the bloody regime in Syria? It seems the Egyptians care more about their own victory than the peace with Israel that has lasted 30 years."

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