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Description: BENJAMIN NETANYAHU The unrest sweeping the Middle East dominated the second day of talks between Israeli and German leaders on Tuesday, with President Shimon Peres warning of the possible rise of religious dictatorships. "If the day after elections you get an extremist religious dictatorship, what are these democratic elections worth," Peres said ahead of a meeting with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Peres was speaking as the Egyptian regime wrestles with a wave of unprecedented anti-government protests, which have pitted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. He said the rise of the Palestinian Hamas, which won elections in the Palestinian Authority and then took over the Gaza Strip, should serve as an example to those backing hastily imposed democracy. "Democracy cannot start and end with elections. Real democracy starts the day after the elections by granting human rights and concern for the welfare of the citizens," said Peres. His remarks echo that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who warned on Monday of the dangers of an Iranian-style regime led by Islamic extremists arising out of the political chaos sweeping through Egypt. The volatile situation in Egypt, which comes hot on the heels of the revolution in Tunisia that ousted president Zine El Abdine Ben Ali, has sparked fears in Israel about the loss of its closest regional ally, Mubarak. Until now, Israel has stayed largely silent on the developments in Egypt, with ...
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