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Understanding the Significance of Protests Over Egypt’s Handing Over Two Islands to Saudi Arabia

Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, Amb. Zvi Mazel, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser,   April 19, 2016
 
Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, Amb. Zvi Mazel, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser
April 19, 2016
Filed under: Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Middle East experts Jacques Neriah, Amb. Zvi Mazel and Brig.Gen (ret) Yossi Kuperwasser discuss the implications of widespread protests over Egypt’s relinquishing control over two Red Sea Islands.

Filed under: Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah
Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, a special analyst for the Middle East at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, was formerly Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Deputy Head for Assessment of Israeli Military Intelligence.
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Amb. Zvi Mazel
Amb. Zvi Mazel served as Israel's Ambassador to Sweden between 2002-2004. From 1989 to 1992 he was Israel's Ambassador to Romania and from 1996 to 2001, Israel's Ambassador to Egypt. He has also held senior positions in Israel's Foreign Ministry as Deputy Director General in charge of African Affairs and Director of the Eastern European division and head of the Egyptian and North African department.
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Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser
Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser is Director of the Project on Regional Middle East Developments at the Jerusalem Center. He was formerly Director General of the Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs and head of the Research Division of IDF Military Intelligence.
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