Former “Israeli” Minister Ben-Eliezer: Mubarak’s Loss Will Be Tremendous Loss for “Israel”

Former "Israeli" War Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer has defended Egyptian President Husni Mubrak, saying his collapse will be "tremendous loss" for "Israel".

According to "Israel's" Arutz Sheva newspaper, the former army general has praised Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for supporting "Israel" for thirty years.

"When I watched his speech in which he said he would step down, it pained me to see his collapse," Ben-Eliezer said on Wednesday about Mubarak.

He criticized the American authorities for their handling of the crisis in Egypt saying that the Americans still do not realize the extent of the catastrophe into which they have pushed the Middle East.

Ben-Eliezer said Egypt's main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, will win if there are polls in the country, adding that if they win, there will be a new Middle East.

The Muslim Brotherhood has said that if the revolution in Egypt succeeds, the country will hold a referendum to decide the fate of its 1979 Camp-David peace treaty with "Israel".