That's according to Wael Adel Nasr, the S.F.-based deputy consul general of Egypt. Stepping in for Consul General Hagar Islambouly, Hagar recently accepted an invitation by Rabbi Gerald Raiskin of Temple Sholom in Burlingame to join him and temple members for an evening of dialogue. The spirited, wide-ranging discussion on a stormy night last month focused on relations between Israel and Egypt, past and present, and Mideast issues. The rabbi has been conducting such dialogues between his community and international policymakers or spokespersons for 15 years. Nasr, who was greeted politely by about 40 people, qualified the roadmap to peace that he outlined.
People are emotionally afraid.
Nasr maintained business and economic exchanges continue to operate well. It is no good for him to blow the trumpets of war. Israel's security zone in southern Lebanon also came under fire by Nasr. They have no right. It would be like the U.S. occupying Canada or Mexico.