Sunday, August 21, 2011

Tensions Between Egypt And Israel Escalating



Nations Race To Defuse Crisis Between Egypt And Israel -- New York Times

Egypt and Israel on Saturday, and the Israeli government issued a rare statement of regret for the killing of three Egyptian security officers by an Israeli warplane.

Tensions between the two countries, which on Saturday led Egypt to announce that it would recall its ambassador from Tel Aviv, reached the worst point since the Camp David peace accords three decades ago, spurred by a burst of violence along their shared border in the Sinai Peninsula. A series of attacks there killed eight Israelis on Thursday; the Israeli government then retaliated against Gaza-based militants, and the three Egyptians died in the crossfire.

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My Comment: Israel has apologized for the killing of three Egyptian policemen, but the damage has already been done.

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