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Leaked Israeli Documents Reveal 1987 Crisis That Threatened Egypt-Israel Relations
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Leaked Israeli Documents Reveal 1987 Crisis That Threatened Egypt-Israel Relations
Leaked secret documents from 1987 show President Hosni Mubarak threatened to recall Egypt's ambassador over Israeli actions in the occupied territories, with mediation by an Arab Knesset member.
- The Israeli newspaper Maariv published the leaked documents, which include minutes of a secret meeting between Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Knesset member Abd al-Wahhab Darawshe in December 1987.
- According to the documents, Mubarak told Darawshe during a Cairo meeting that continued Israeli deportations and security measures could force Egypt to escalate diplomatic steps, including recalling its ambassador.
- Darawshe then informed Shamir that Mubarak faced pressure from domestic opposition and parliament, and that a withdrawal of the ambassador could undermine the peace treaty.
- Shamir acknowledged Mubarak's internal pressures but said Egyptian society had not fully accepted peace, and he opposed a role for the Palestine Liberation Organization in any settlement.
TopicsLeaked Israeli Documents 1987 Crisis Egypt Israel RelationsYitzhak Shamir Abd Al Wahhab Darawshe MediationHosni Mubarak Threat Recall Ambassador
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