Islamists Need To Be Vigilant, Not
Euphoric
11 Dec 2011
By Khalid Amyreh
The sweeping victories Islamist and quasi-Islamist
political parties have scored in recent elections in a
number of Arab countries should grant the Arab masses
a lot of confidence in pursuing their goals.
The Islamists have suffered so much and waited so long
before reaching this point
However, this is not the time for indulging in
euphoria because the enemies of Islam, especially
Israel and her guardian-ally, the United States, are
far from coming to terms with the outcome of Arab
revolutions.
Israel, which tightly controls the politics and
policies of the U.S., is beginning to sense the
strategic transformation that is unfolding in the
region.
And while some Israeli officials and commentators try
desperately to put a good face on the "new situation",
a majority of Israeli strategic planners do admit that
the apartheid regime is indeed the biggest loser of
the Arab spring.
Israel has been especially phobic and spasmodic about
the triumph of the Islamists in Egypt , with Israeli
and Zionist leaders privately and publicly pleading to
Washington to try to scuttle or circumvent some of the
foreseen implications of the Islamists ascending to
the helm of power in Cairo .
According to reliable sources, Israel is now pressing
the Obama administration to press the ruling Supreme
Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in Cairo to deny a
prospective Islamist-dominated parliament certain
sovereign powers, including appointing government,
running Egypt's foreign relations, with particular
emphasis on the "Israeli file."
The Obama administration is yet to elucidate its
"preferences" vis-à-vis the upcoming regime in Cairo.
But the initial indications don't seem auspicious,
especially with American elections looming on the
horizon.
The administration has opened a channel of contact
with the Muslim Brotherhood, but some Islamist sources
have referred to this feat as being "belated or even
too late."
One Egyptian Islamist leader who spent many years in
Husni Mubarak's jails and dungeons told this writer
that the Americans "are trying to explore the
landscape of the Islamist map.''
"I think the main problem hindering constructive
relations between an Islamist-dominated or
Islamist-influenced regime in Cairo lies with Israel
and its powerful lobby in Washington.
"We, in the Brotherhood, have no inherent or intrinsic
hostility toward America or the American people. Our
main problem with America is America's pornographic
support for to Israel. We simply can't have stable
relations with the U.S. if it keeps up its obscene
embrace of Israeli oppression and ethnic cleansing of
the Palestinians.
"If we pursue the old policies of Mubarak, the
Egyptian masses will forsake us in the next elections.
We can't take people's support for granted."
Vigilance
The Islamists in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world
must not fall prey to the illusion that the West,
especially the US, is undergoing a moral conversion
and will soon come to terms with the will of the
people.
The will of the people must be defended and
consolidated through a bitter and sustained struggle.
Only when our foes, near and distant, despair of their
ability to thwart or confiscate the will of the people
will they stop their exploitation, plots and evil
conspiracies to control the will of the masses to
regain their sovereignty and dignity from erstwhile
tyranny and subservience to foreign powers.
Hence, the victorious Islamist parties are strongly
advised to form the broadest possible front with all
sincere forces, Islamist and otherwise, in order to
repulse and overcome possible pressures from familiar
headquarters.
This solid front will shield the fledgling Islamic
experiment from some of the avoidable and unnecessary
harms, coming from anti-Islamic forces.
Yes, the Algerian scenario, whereby the army carries
out a coup against the will of the people, is unlikely
to repeat itself in Egypt now. But this doesn't mean
at all that even more insidious scenarios to undercut
the will of the people can be ruled out.
This is why the Islamists must see to it that any
foreign pressure or interference that has the smell of
trying to turn the wheels of time backward must be met
with the will of the people of Egypt, not by the
Islamists alone.
There is no doubt that the Israeli snake and its
agents and mouthpieces will try, even ferociously and
vociferously, to create a lot of distraction to any
government in Cairo that adopts a pro-active stance
against Israeli Nazism, especially the pornographic
oppression meted out to the Palestinians.
Israel and her supporters are likely to make a big
fuss about the sectarian issue, probably by
manipulating some Coptic separatists and expatriates
in the West. Israel might also try to keep an
anti-Israel government in Egypt in a perpetual
defensive position, responding to Israeli propaganda
fireballs.
Hence, the new would-be rulers of Egypt must see to it
that no free ammunition is provided to fuel Israeli
propaganda, such as taking a lenient stance toward any
criminal attacks on churches or other targets.
Now a last word to the Salafi brothers. You have
achieved a spectacular victory in the first round of
the Egyptian elections. This is undoubtedly a great
favor from the Almighty. But, you too, shouldn't be
euphoric. Election victories can be won and lost like
any other variable.
Only through unity with other Islamist forces, even
those who might differ with you in their tactics and
way of thinking, will the Islamic preference succeed
and be vindicated in the eyes of many. So, please make
sure you are not carried away by your spectacular
performance. You need to be wise. Your enemies, our
enemies and the enemies of Egypt are impatiently
waiting to see you stumble. Please keep them waiting
for eternity.
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