Egypt's Ultraconservatives Support Israel Treaty

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The spokesman of Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party has told Israeli Army Radio that the group is not opposed to the country's historic peace treaty with Israel.

Yousseri Hamad's interview, broadcast on Wednesday, is unprecedented for followers of the Salafi Islamic trend, which follows a strict interpretation of Islam similar to that practiced in Saudi Arabia.

Many Israelis are concerned that Islamist parties would try to cancel the 1979 treaty.

"We are not opposed to the agreement," Hamad told the Israeli radio station. He said some changes are needed, and "the place for that is the negotiation table." He told The Associated Press that the changes include troop levels in the Sinai Desert.

The Salafi Nour Party has so far won a quarter of seats in Egypt's parliamentary elections.

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