Tuesday February 08, 2011
Friends in High Places:
Egypt's VP Close to Israel
Omar Suleiman, vice-president of Egypt, is well placed to take over from the embattled Hosni Mubarak.
The US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal that Suleiman has been close to Israel for some time.
From The Daily Telegraph:
Mr Suleiman, who is widely tipped to take over from Hosni Mubarak as president, was named as Israel's preferred candidate for the job after discussions with American officials in 2008.
As a key figure working for Middle East peace, he once suggested that Israeli troops would be "welcome" to invade Egypt to stop weapons being smuggled to Hamas terrorists in neighbouring Gaza.
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