Morsi's trial escalates split in Egypt
The violent reactions to the beginning of former President Morsi's trial show that Egypt is in need of a speedy reconciliation.
The trial of the deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi — postponed until Jan. 3, 2014 — became an opportunity to escalate an unfortunate further divisions among the Egyptian people.
While there have always been differences among many sectors of the Egyptian political forces in the past, they never exhibited any feature that could be considered civil war. Even at this moment, with the polarization that is taking place with nearly more than a thousand casualties, it cannot yet be defined as such.
The trial yesterday, Nov. 4, demonstrated that the deposed president insisted that he is the legal president and refused to answer any questions from the judges. This enhanced his support among the Muslim Brotherhood, but deepened the split that has occurred among those millions who demonstrated against him and his regime, which was overthrown as a result.
Egypt is too central for the Arab nation and its people. It is the arena of convergence between the North African and Middle Eastern Arab countries, besides being the largest and most populated country in the Arab world.
