Is Egypt Becoming A Dictatorship?

Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi speaks before watching a display of military maneuvers in the eastern Sinai, October 18, 2012. REUTERS/Egyptian Presidency/Handout

Israeli Official Sees "Shocking" Dictatorship In Egypt -- Reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Israeli official described Egypt's new government on Friday as a "shocking dictatorial force" and predicted there would be no high-level contacts between the two countries, but the Israeli government distanced itself from his comments.

The remarks by Amos Gilad, a top aide to Defense Minister Ehud Barak, were some of the harshest yet about the rise to prominence of Egypt's new Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, who was elected in June.

Speaking at a security conference, Gilad said the liberal forces behind the uprising which ousted former president Hosni Mubarak in 2011 had evaporated.

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My Comment: What surprises me about this report is the revelation that there is no communication between the leaders of Israel and Egypt. That for all intents and purposes .... they are going their separate ways. Considering how tense the Sinai is becoming with terrorist cells moving into the region, coupled with the civil war in Syria, unrest in Lebanon, threats from Gaza, and unrest in Jordan .... you would think that someone in authority in Israel would be talking to someone in authority in Egypt .... but apparently not.

Update: The U.S. is also raising concerns.