Israel rejects William Hague\'s \'belligerent\' claim

09 Feb 2011

Mr Hague, who is visiting the Middle East, called for greater urgency from Israel to revive peace talks but the tone of his remarks drew a rebuke from Israeli diplomats.



Western governments do not share Israel\'s assessment that any government that emerges from the uprising will seek to undermine Egypt\'s peace treaty with the Jewish state.



While there is broad acceptance that President Hosni Mubarak could remain in office until September as a transition to democracy is engineered, there is little sympathy with Israel\'s view that he must be shored up at all costs.



Mr Hague said he objected to the timing of a statement from Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, that he would \"reinforce the might\" of Israel as he warned the nation to be ready for \"any outcome\" from the Egyptian protests.



Nevertheless Israel said it could not ignore the risks posed to it by the collapse of the Mubarak regime.


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