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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. (Reuters)
Last update - 23:00 18/03/2008
Egyptian president warns Israel: No occupation lasts forever
By The Associated Press
Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Israel 

CAIRO, Egypt ? Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned Israel on Tuesday that no occupation lasts forever and urged the Palestinians to give peace a chance.

"Your people's security cannot be attained by exercising a policy of collective punishment, aggression, siege, walls and building settlements," he said in comments broadcast live on state television in a speech marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed.

Mubarak added that for their part, the Palestinians needed to unify their ranks and consider their actions for the sake of their suffering children.
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"Resistance is a legitimate right for any people under occupation, but it should be examined according to the principle of profit and loss ... Give peace a chance and don't give excuses to those who want to derail its march," he said.

Mubarak also accused Islamic extremists of acting contrary to Islam's teachings of moderation and hurting its reputation to outsiders.

"We tell ourselves, truly and frankly, that there are some people among us who harmed Islam before non-Muslims did. Those who are among us ignored the moderation and forgiveness of Islam, distorted its image and gave excuses to those who harmed it by connecting it to extremism, terrorism and backwardness," Mubarak said.

Mubarak also warned that continued insults to the Prophet Mohammed will only make the situation worse for everyone. His warning came amid renewed controversy over the reprinting by Western newspapers of a Danish cartoon deemed insulting to the prophet to show their commitment to freedom of speech.

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      1.   The Vatican and the Saudis 23:07  |  Da Pope 18/03/08
      2.   no occupation lasts forever 23:26  |  Shmuelshachor 18/03/08
      3.   EGYPT doing its bit by allowing Hamas weapons &racist incitement 00:12  |  PETER SM 19/03/08
      4.   Mubarak will not last forever 00:14  |  leo 19/03/08
      5.   Yes, Mr, President. One day, Arabs will not occupy Jewish land 00:19  |  Steven 19/03/08
      6.   No dictatorship lasts forever either 00:46  |  Sadiq M 19/03/08
      7.   Another "blame Israel and the fake occupation" speech 00:57  |  the antiHass 19/03/08
      8.   Let`s Look At the Occupation (one consideration) 01:01  |  Brad 19/03/08
      9.   Mubarak is feeling the heat!There is a resurgent Nasserite 01:07  |  lakshmi 19/03/08
      10.   There was positives to his speech.. 01:22  |  Dave from Chicago 19/03/08
      11.   #7 So the West Bank is only a "false occupation"? 01:42  |  Johnboy 19/03/08
      12.   Brad and the invasions 01:43  |  Fred Locke 19/03/08
      13.   Puerto Rico? The Falklands? Gibraltar? ... 01:44  |  Fortuna Benmayor 19/03/08
      14.   Read between the lines, people...... 01:49  |  Johnboy 19/03/08
      15.   There is no such thing as an occupation, oops Palestinian 01:50  |  Shelly 19/03/08
      16.   Mubarak : A message to be heeded. 01:50  |  Stephen. 19/03/08
      17.   12 Fred Locke,quite right! The Partition Resolution 181 gave the 02:07  |  lakshmi 19/03/08
      18.   #8 Well, let`s just put the truth to one side, hey Brad? 02:13  |  Johnboy 19/03/08
      19.   I agree with Mubarak.....up to a point! 02:15  |  US Citizen 19/03/08
      20.   Lakshmi Sings: I Don`t Recognize Israel, But I Love To Post 02:19  |  Tex 19/03/08
      21.   thank you, Mr. President 02:36  |  natan 19/03/08
      22.   Muslim occupation of Temple Mount will end soon 02:58  |  David 19/03/08
      23.   #11 Johnboy 03:22  |  Rab Burns 19/03/08
      24.   #18 Johnboy 03:48  |  Rab Burns 19/03/08
      25.   How about bloody dictatorship? Does it last forever? 03:57  |  Dan 19/03/08
      26.   #23 You are quite wrong, Rab 04:11  |  Johnboy 19/03/08
      27.   Rab Burns. "Free Tibet." Don`t forget Burma? 04:12  |  Maureen Ann 19/03/08
      28.   #24 Rab Burns vents his spleen 04:20  |  Johnboy 19/03/08
      29.   lakshmi, what about some math and history? 04:23  |  Bruce 19/03/08
      30.   #24 Rab lets it all run together.... 04:39  |  Johnboy 19/03/08
      31.   In one ear and out the other ear 04:52  |  Sam 19/03/08
      32.   GIVE PEACE A CHANCE 04:55  |  WAKE UP ISRAEL 19/03/08
      33.   Muslim occupation of Temple Mount must end soon 05:32  |  GIVE PEACE A CHANCE 19/03/08
      34.   #17 lakshmi - wrong (yet again) 11:17  |  Adrian de Klerk 19/03/08
      35.   #31 That so, Sam? 12:53  |  Johnboy 19/03/08
      36.   No Occupation Lasts Forever 16:33  |  Andy 19/03/08
      37.   Land of who`s 21:57  |  A.Nour 19/03/08
      38.   # 30 pick and choose 03:07  |  Rab Burns 20/03/08
      39.   #27 name me one country 03:11  |  Rab Burns 20/03/08
      40.   #26 tibet 03:15  |  Rab Burns 20/03/08
      41.   Israeli President to Gaza: No terrorism last forever 15:25  |  The Archives 12/04/08
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