Israel Jittery After Brotherhood Victory in Egypt Israel's prime minister says he hopes peace with Egypt will remain intact after it chose an Islamist president. Israel has been apprehensive about the possibility of the Muslim Brotherhood taking the top spot in neighboring Egypt, because the veteran Islamist group does not formally recognize Israel. Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty in 1979. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, June 24, 2012. AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool Reacting to the announcement that the Muslim Brotherhood candidate won, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hoped the treaty would stand. "Israel expects to continue cooperation with the Egyptian government on the basis of the peace agreement between the two countries, which is of interest to the two peoples and contributes to regional stability," Netanyahu said in a statement Sunday. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has said it would maintain the treaty but would demand changes in it.