by Alpha Bedoh Kamara

Created on: February 22, 2011

The revolution in Egypt will be a challenging moment for Israel taking into consideration the underlying political and social factors involved in the Egyptian revolution.

Had it been a process led by the perceived belief of the need of the people for democracy and their demand for job opportunities and equality, the revolution would have been in the best interest of Israel. Unfortunately, as events unfold, there is the indication that the revolution is being influenced by factions in the form of ‘The Muslim Brotherhood’ and others.

Israel, looked upon by Arab nations as a ‘Zionist State’ has been in the good books of Egypt and her political hierarchy and for that hierarchy to be thwarted by a seemingly popular demand in the pretext of their need for jobs and social equality - but getting the support of religious groups - would be a farfetched positive news for Israel.

Israel has been building a strong hold in the Middle-East, forming allies with Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. Unfortunately these two allies are not like Egypt whose relationship with Israel has since been stable for many years since Israel defeated Egypt in 1956.

With the resignation of Mubarak, Israel is now left with Jordan and the Palestinian Authority and despite their continuing promise of strengthening Israel's Eastern battlefront, they are also politically and economically fragile with growing radical factions.

My reason for this notion is backed with the history, culture and ideological factors in the Middle East: also taking into consideration the relationship between Israel and Arab nations and the strong influence of Al-Qaida, The Muslim Brotherhood, among others in these Muslim nations.

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood……The Society of the Muslim Brothers (Al-Ikhwn, The Brotherhood or MB) is an Islamic transnational movement and the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. The group is the world's oldest and largest Islamic political group, and the "world's most influential Islamist movement." The Brotherhood has as its slogan "Islam is the solution." It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna.

The Brotherhood's stated goal is to instill the Qur'an and Sunnah as the "sole reference point for ... ordering the life of the Muslim family, individual, community ... and state". Since its inception in 1928, the movement has officially opposed violent

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