Shaky Egypt Worries Israel Prior to Pullout

(Jerusalem Post) Matthew Gutman - Israel needs a stable Egypt to pull off its biggest policy gambit in a generation: disengagement. "There will be no deal with the Egyptians," said Dr. Guy Bechor, a Middle East analyst at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. "This is the final nail in the coffin of an agreement." "Egypt is now talking about 6,000 troops along the border," said Bechor, "and numerous other conditions that Israel finds unacceptable. After these attacks, I think a deal will be impossible."


2005-05-02 00:00:00

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