Israel fears Iran-style revolution in Egypt
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has voiced concern that Egypt's uprising could lead to an Iranian-style revolution as protesters continue to demand Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's ouster.
"In a time of chaos, an organized Islamic group can take over the state. It happened in Iran and it also happened in other places," Netanyahu said at a press conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday.
Netanyahu's remarks were made as the Cairo regime wrestles with a wave of unprecedented anti-government protests which have pitted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators against the regime of embattled Mubarak. More than 10,000 protesters have gathered in the capital's Tahrir Square on Tuesday as the North African nation braces for a 'million man march' on the eighth day of protests.
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