Mortimer Zuckerman is a US billionaire and influential member of the American Jewish community.
He owns the New York Daily News and is a prominent commentator on US policy in the Middle East.
He says if the opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood were to come to power in Egypt it would be a 'disaster' and enormously damaging to US interests in the region.
Stephen Sackur asked him if it is time for the US to rethink its strategy in the Middle East.
You can watch the full interview on BBC World News on Tuesday 1st February 2011 at 0430, 0930, 1530 and 2130 GMT and on BBC News Channel on at 0430 and 2330.
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