Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said his country would go to war with Israel if Arab countries stumped up $US100 billion ($A186.32 billion) to pay for the confrontation, in an interview published yesterday.
"If you want to undertake an action and be ready to face up to challenges, you need at least $100 billion," he told the Abu Dhabi Government's Al-Ittihad newspaper when asked why Egypt had taken no measures against Israel's military offensive against the Palestinians.

"I told you we want $100 billion," he repeated in response to a question why Cairo had not expelled Israel's ambassador to Egypt.

"Let the Arab world give $100 billion from Arab funds deposited around the world. Let it say to Egypt: 'This is a budget for confrontation. This budget is at your disposal. Undertake confrontation,' " he said.

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Hmmmm!  I'd like to read the original quote from the Abu Dhabi Government's Al-Ittihad newspaper!  [:P]

Doubt this was said!

DaMan

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Why is it you believe nothing ill of the Arabs and everything ill of the Israelis? You're as bent as EricTheHun, just the other way. Is that your reason for being? To be the yin to his yang?

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my impression when i read this was not that egypt had set a price of 100billion for their services, but that ebeid was trying to put the cost of conflict into terms people could understand. people in egypt may be calling for war, but without any thought to how  negatively it would effect the country.

Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said his country would go to war with Israel if Arab countries stumped up $US100 billion ($A186.32 billion) to pay for the confrontation, in an interview published yesterday.