AMR MOUSSA THROWS HIS KEFFIYAH INTO THE RING: STAUNCH CRITIC OF ISRAEL LIKELY TO BECOME NEXT EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT

JPOST/AP: Arab League boss Moussa to run for Egypt president

Arab League chief Amr Moussa said he will run in this year's presidential elections in Egypt.

Moussa's comments Sunday came a day after a constitutional reform panel appointed by Egypt's military rulers recommended far-reaching reforms that relaxed eligibility rules for who qualifies to run for president.

The changes, if adopted in a national referendum, would open Egypt's presidential elections to competition and impose a two-term limit on future presidents — a dramatic shift from a system that allowed ousted President Hosni Mubarak to rule for three decades.

Moussa enjoys wide popularity in Egypt, largely because of his scathing criticism of Israel, a country seen by most Egyptians as an enemy despite the 1979 peace treaty between the two neighbors.

Previously, Moussa was Egyptian foreign minister and before that a veteran diplomat for Cairo.

THE FIRST PHASE OF RE-STABILIZATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST WILL BE BAD FOR ISRAEL AND THE WEST AS THE NEW LEADERS PANDER FOR SUPPORT (BY ATTACKING THE USA AND ISRAEL) AND APPEASE THE JIHADISTS.

THE SECOND PHASE - WHEN THE JIHADISTS TAKEOVER, AS THEY DID IN IRAN - WILL BE EVEN WORSE.

THANKS OBAMA!