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Mahjoob in the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi illustrates Arab allies and Israeli ambitions in the region

"We all realise that the proposed amendments... grant equal rights and duties to all Egyptians and support political parties and pluralism." -- Mohamed Barakat, Al-Akhbar

"We have electronic ballot boxes. While you cast the 'no' vote in the box, it turns out to be 'yes' when they count the votes." -- Magdi El-Gallad, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"The way police deal with the Egyptians is worse than the way the Israeli forces deal with the Palestinians." -- Ibrahim Issa, Al-Dostour

"The aim should be to bring Arab runaways back to Arab ranks." -- Jamel Theyabi, Al-Hayat

"Today the mulberry leaves fall one after another in a flagrant, shameful manner that reveals the lies and deception of a group of neo-cons." -- Hussein Shobokshi, Asharq Al-Awsat

"Accountability and self-assessment as terms and concepts are still not part of our dictionaries." -- Diana Mukkaled, Asharq Al-Awsat