Democratic uprisings that have already unseated long-standing autocrats in Tunisia and Egypt and are threatening to topple Moammar Gaddafi in Libya may be taken over by Islamist groups, an Israeli government official said March 1.
“The fear is that they will be highjacked, following the model of Iran, the model of Hamas in Gaza, the model of Hezbollah in Lebanon,” Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister, Danny Ayalon, said during a visit to Brussels.
To stave off an Iran-like scenario, Ayalon urged the European Union and other international players to reach out to 'genuine' pro- democracy groups, such as the January 25 movement that organized protests in Egypt.
Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, described his comments as 'a blatant and clear event of interference in foreign affairs.'
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