Posted on 08/22/2012 4:25:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Cairo was reported this week to be deploying troops and tanks in Sinai for the first time since the two countries fought a war in 1973.
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The Egyptian move in Sinai – which the peace agreement says must remain largely demilitarised, with any changes co-ordinated between the two sides – appeared aimed at Islamist militants blamed for killing 16 Egyptian border guards in an attack this month.
While senior Israeli officials said on Wednesday that they were in direct contact with their Egyptian counterparts, they suggested that any violation of the treaty could undermine regional stability.
A government official who spoke on condition of anonymity said that Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli foreign minister, told foreign ambassadors in a closed meeting in Jerusalem late on Tuesday that the agreement “needs to be respected very strictly, otherwise we’ll find ourselves on a slippery slope”.
The official added that some of Egypt’s moves, such as sending tanks into Sinai, had not been carried out “in co-ordination” with Israel, but declined to give more details.
Zvi Mazel, a former Israeli ambassador to Egypt, said: “This is not a good omen. Nobody has tried to violate the peace treaty in the past 33 years.”
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Egypt got a whole lot of mileage out of that terrorist attack. Removed its military leaders, took control of the military and militarized the Sinai. Notice how they have not carried out any attacks on the supposed terrorist cells working in the Sinai.
The Odumbo admin could benefit if the Isrealis attacked somebody over there before the election, only, of course, if “we” supported Israel (but then I believe Odumbo would secretly aide and abet the enemy).
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