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Author: Victor Nahmias

The author is a commentator on Arab affairs and a former diplomat at the Israeli Embassy in Jordan.
Mubarak Changes His Tune

Mubarak Changes His Tune

February 16, 2003 | Victor Nahmias
On the day after the Israeli elections, in a move both surprising and personally dangerous, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak telephoned Prime Minister Sharon to congratulate him on his election victory and to invite him to a summit meeting after the establishment of the new Israeli government. The Egyptian press later stated that the meeting would take place in Sharm el-Sheikh.