This digest provides the stance of 11 presidential candidates on the Camp David Accord between Egypt and Israel.
Abul Ezz Al-Hariri: “It is an invalid international agreement because its basis is invalid. It puts Egypt in a position of submission and surrender and under the mercy of the Israeli enemy. It prevents the Egyptian army from being on its borders and this is an unbalanced situation.”
Source: Aswat Masriya, March 8, 2012
Ahmed Shafiq: “Some call for calling off the Camp David Accord and this is insane… It’s impossible to do that because we signed an accord the whole world witnessed.”
Source: Al-Wafd, August 19, 2011
Hossam Khairallah: “The Camp David Accord expired five years after it was signed. What Egypt and Israel have now is a peace treaty and its terms may be adjusted if it will harm Egypt’s national security.”
Source: Al-Youm Al-Sabea, March 17, 2012
Hamdeen Sabbahi: “If God wills it, we will kill the spirit of Camp David even if the text remained.”
Source: Aswat Masriya, February 21, 2012
Khaled Ali: “We inherited it and we stick to its contractual obligations.”
Source: Al-Masry Al-Youm, March 6, 2012
Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh: “There are no eternal international agreements. Camp David will be put to the public again for them to decide whether the accord should be maintained, called off or amended.”
Source: Al-Shorouk, March 19, 2012
Abdallah Al-Asha’al: “The first appendix of the accord gives one of the parties or both of them the right to ask for amending some of its terms… I do not recommend calling off the accord but I will force Israel to respect it.”
Source: Aswat Masriya, April 26, 2012
Amr Moussa: “The Camp David Accord with Israel is dead and no longer exists.”
Source: Al-Masry Al-Youm, May 1, 2012
Moussa: “I respect all Egyptian legal commitments including the Egyptian-Israeli agreement as long as the other party respects it and it does not affect Egypt’s exercise of its sovereignty and keeping itself and its borders safe.”
Source: Moussa’s electoral platform
Mohamed Selim Al-Awa: “The accord is a contract between Muslims and Jews. If they manipulate its terms, we will refer to a peaceful solution and ask for international intervention. If that does not work out, we are strong and we can use all methods to get our rights.”
Source: Al-Ahram portal, February 21, 2012
Mohamed Morsi: “We will commit to all the agreements Egypt has signed with all countries including the Camp David Accord.”
Source: Al-Wafd, 21 April, 2012
Hisham Al-Bastawisi: “There are agreements that lead to creating peace between Egypt and Israel. And for this to come true, the accord must achieve a power balance and must make the Egyptian citizen feel satisfied. It should maintain Egypt’s sovereignty over Sinai which the accord has not done.”
Source: A interview on CBC tv channel – May 3, 2012
