The Egyptians are pressing Israel to resume peace negotiations with the PLO Arabs. But what does “peace” mean to the Egyptians?
Israeli officials are expected to protest Egyptian drones, being used to spy on Israeli defense facilities, when Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher El Sayed visits this week.
Amid growing military tensions, Israel reportedly threatened to shoot down the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which have been detected in recent weeks over the nuclear research facility at Nahal Sorek and the missile test site at Palmahim, south of Tel Aviv.
The flights contravene the 1979 peace treaty with Egypt and are said to be fuelling the growing distrust between Israel and Egypt over a military build-up.
Jerusalem reportedly asked Washington not to supply Egypt with advanced F-15 jets or “smart” JDAM (joint direct attack munition) bombs. After being shown intelligence which revealed that Israel was the “enemy” in all of Egypt’s recent war games, the United States froze Cairo’s request.
And they are pressuring Israel to abandon her WMDs? It doesn’t take a nuclear scientist to figure out how dangerous that would be.
