9 years ago, President Mubarak had stepped down as president due to rising Arab Spring protests, which had spread to Egypt. This was known as the Egyptian revolution. Some causes of the revolution was the growing corruption within the government under his lead and abuse of power. While many had a negative view of him, Mubarak had also maintained peace between Egypt and Israel. He was also an ally of the US.
After he had stepped down, Mubarak was arrested and put on trial on charges of corruption, abuse of power, as well as being the mastermind behind several assassinations of Egyptian leaders that led the opposition against him. Though the death penalty was recommended, he was sentenced to life in prison. He had already been reported to have stomach cancer and heart problems in the prison, even falling into a coma, requiring doctors to use a defibrillator to revive him. He was acquitted of most of his charges except the corruption charges in 2017. Many of his supporters were also recently acquitted of charges, resulting in growing fears that another regime like Mubarak's may rise again.
Questions:
1. How might Mubarak's death impact relations with Israel and the US?
2. Could another Mubarak-like regime rise again in Egypt?
3. Why do you think that Mubarak received a military funeral procession, even though he was ousted by the Egyptian military and people?
Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/25/middleeast/hosni-mubarak-egypt-obituary-intl/index.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/egypt-president-hosni-mubarak-dies-91-200225105344417.html
I do not think that Mubarak's death will impact relations with Israel and the US because Mubarak has not been president for Egypt in the last 9 years. The only way his death could impact relations would be if the cause of his death was somehow related to US or Israel which is highly unlikely. I do believe that another Mubarak-like regime will rise again in Egypt. Egypt is not the most stable country and anything can happen. I believe that he received a military funeral procession, because of the things he has accomplished in his life such as maintaining peace with countries.
ReplyDeleteMubarak's death will most likely not have a huge impact on Israel's relationship with the US because a Mubarak like regime is likely to rise again,maintaining the same relationships with the US. Also, Mubarak has been out of office for 9 years, so there will still be the same system that has been intact since Mubarak stepped down.
ReplyDeleteI think that Mubarak received a military funeral procession because although he was ousted by the Egyptian military and people, he was still an important figure in the military when he served. According to a New York Times article, his funeral was to "[highlight] the wartime achievements of Mubarak. It [came] as part of a government effort to make Mubarak's military career his legacy, rather than his time in office". This means that although Mubarak's regime was a time of corruption in Egypt, he must have been somewhat still respected by some. Also, the funeral was more to respect the things that he did do to help Egypt such as creating peace and an alliance with Israel. And there are also some in Egypt who still consider Mubarak a good leader.
ReplyDeleteSource: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/26/world/middleeast/ap-ml-egypt-mubarak-funeral.html
I highly doubt that Mubarak’s death will impact Israel’s relations with the U.S.; he has been out of commission for nearly the past decade, so his influence is long gone. Despite his many misdeeds, for him to have gained as much power as he did, there must have been quite a number of individuals that respected him as a military leader. Thus, it is unsurprising that he ended up receiving a military funeral procession like he did.
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