Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak underestimated the nature of the rallies that forced him out of power in February, Labor MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday as Mubarak's trial began in Cairo.“I was in touch with him every day for 20 to 30 minutes during the [Egyptian] revolution. He didn’t properly estimate the explosive nature of the rallies,” Ben-Eliezer said.RELATED:
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Cairo: Hosni Mubarak in caged hospital bed as trial beginsconsole.log("catid body is "+catID);if(catID==120){document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}else if(catID!=69 && catID!=2){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id','60fd6becf6393400049e6535'); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[0].appendChild(script); }“When I saw where things were heading, I said it’s good that you are going to Sharm [e-Sheikh], because it’s not far from Eilat, and we could look after his health well in Eilat.“Mubarak responded: ‘I fought for Egypt for 60 years, and I will die on Egyptian soil,’” the MK said.Speaking about scenes broadcast today around the world showing Mubarak being wheeled into a Cairo courtroom on a hospital bed with his sons to stand trial for his role in the killing of protesters, Ben-Eliezer said, “It really pained me to see him the way he was today. He was the leader of the Arab world. The Middle East after Mubarak is a different Middle East, a worse region.“His people, whom he fought for, showed him their backs,” Ben-Eliezer said. “He loves his people. I think he is a great Egyptian patriot. I hope he comes out of the trial alive.“He is facing the pressure of the masses seeking revenge. But such a great leader deserves to be treated respectfully, and not as the lowest criminal in a cage.”
Trial of fallen Mubarak grips Egyptians, Arabs
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Cairo: Hosni Mubarak in caged hospital bed as trial beginsconsole.log("catid body is "+catID);if(catID==120){document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}else if(catID!=69 && catID!=2){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id','60fd6becf6393400049e6535'); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[0].appendChild(script); }“When I saw where things were heading, I said it’s good that you are going to Sharm [e-Sheikh], because it’s not far from Eilat, and we could look after his health well in Eilat.“Mubarak responded: ‘I fought for Egypt for 60 years, and I will die on Egyptian soil,’” the MK said.Speaking about scenes broadcast today around the world showing Mubarak being wheeled into a Cairo courtroom on a hospital bed with his sons to stand trial for his role in the killing of protesters, Ben-Eliezer said, “It really pained me to see him the way he was today. He was the leader of the Arab world. The Middle East after Mubarak is a different Middle East, a worse region.“His people, whom he fought for, showed him their backs,” Ben-Eliezer said. “He loves his people. I think he is a great Egyptian patriot. I hope he comes out of the trial alive.“He is facing the pressure of the masses seeking revenge. But such a great leader deserves to be treated respectfully, and not as the lowest criminal in a cage.”
