President of "Arab Republic" says Netanyahu's call for recognition of "Jewish state" torpedoes chances for peace

CAIRO - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for the Palestinians to recognise Israel as a Jewish state torpedoed the chance for peace.

“The call to recognise Israel as a Jewish state complicates things further and scuppers th [sic] this appeal in Egypt or elsewhere.”

It is really simple. Stop firing rockets and mortars into Israel.