Netanyahu: Israel, Egypt share vested interest in maintaining peace treaty

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, that Israel and Egypt have a vested interest in maintaining their peace treaty..then adding that the 1979 agreement ensured stability at the "heart" of the Middle East. Netanyahu's comments came as renewed popular unrest in Egypt , resulting in the deaths of 36 protestors, has prompted the country's ruling military to speed up the transfer of power to a civilian government. Netanyahu also tied in the Arab Spring to peace talks, saying that "Israel is very interested in having democratic neighbors, but that scenario is far from being certain. We may find ourselves in an environment more hostile than ever, and so we must be careful and no do anything that would risk Israel's security." The PM also spoke on recently published sanctions against Iran and its nuclear program, imposed by the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France. "After the [International Atomic Energy Agency] report, everyone agrees that Iran is working feverously to attain nuclear weapons. That argument is over, Iran is working and advancing the nuclear weapons development plan in any way it can,". In the face of the newly announced sanctions, Netanyahu said that while the new measures were important, stronger sanctions were needed, saying that current actions would not be enough.