One must think back to the gathering of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo last month. Senior Netanyahu aides believe that in Cairo the Arab ministers took a series of political and military steps aimed at toppling Israel's government. Little wonder, then, that the Labor Party leader is such a welcome guest chez Mubarak and Arafat. At Sharm e-Sheikh on October 28, Mubarak, in the company of Peres, said Syria does not intend war against Israel. As Mubarak smiled benignly at the father of the Oslo accords, Peres, seated next to him, was asked by journalists what Mubarak meant.
Israeli intelligence is conscious of the danger.
We suspect they might repeat the 1967 mistake of Nasser, their idol. In addition the Palestinian police might open fire on Israeli soldiers as they did a few weeks ago. Israel would be facing the reality of a confrontation with one hand tied behind its back. In this way, perhaps, it can fend off the danger .