"...A source at the office of the prime minister earlier told Ahram Online that Sharaf was in favour of recalling the Egyptian ambassador in Tel Aviv, "even if very briefly", to meet popular demands of an angry Egyptian public in the wake of the border killings, but he was overruled by SCAF. The military council decided it was in the best interest of Egypt to settle for a mild expression of Israeli "regret" and a commitment to investigate the incident, along with securing Israeli consent for enhancing Egypt's troop presence in Sinai...."
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Was PM Sharaf overruled by Tantawi over ambassador recall?
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