Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said more violence would not solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and rejected any idea that Egypt should go to war against the Jewish state.
"Violence produces only more violence", said Mubarak in an interview in the government daily Akhbar Al-Yaum on Saturday.
Mubarak added that "every brutal operation by the Israeli army against the Palestinians is followed by a suicide operation by a young totally desperate Palestinian".
Mubarak conveyed "some are calling on me, through Arab satellite channels, to launch a war against Israel in response to the brutal attacks against ... Palestinians and the destruction of their cities, villages and infrastructure." But he rejected that, saying "history proves that war does not solve conflicts."
He also said that "war, in the case of the Palestinians and Israelis, would serve no purpose" and would only "increase the hatred" between the two sides.
"Sitting down at the negotiating table is the only (solution) to halt the cycle of violence and counter violence," stated the Egyptian president.
Thousands of Egyptians have participated in almost daily demonstrations in support of the Palestinians since Israel invaded the West Bank on March 29, calling on their government to intervene militarily in the Palestinian territories. (Albawaba.com)
