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Source: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1203/388854/AlAhram-Weekly/World/Winds-of-change.aspx
Widening Arab-Israeli Normalization in the Middle East
(Al-Ahram-Egypt) Dina Ezzat - On Sunday an Israeli delegation arrived in Manama, Bahrain, and on Monday, in Abu Dhabi. While officials in Abu Dhabi and Manama have been stressing that cooperation with Israel will not include security or intelligence matters, Israeli media and Western diplomats suggest otherwise. On handing her accreditation to President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi in September, Israel's new Ambassador to Egypt, Amira Oron, stressed the importance of Egypt to Israel. Oron said that while Israel will continue to pursue relations with more Arab countries, it will always cherish its first peace deal with Egypt. Informed government sources say that Egyptian-Israeli security cooperation is stable and political consultations happen on a regular basis and at a high level. They insist Cairo is not at all jealous of Arab countries consolidating their ties with Israel.