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sympathizers, advocates of liberalism and the Egyptian military would not be ameliorated by a settlement freeze. The overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak was not prompted by Obama's failure to confront settlements. Nor was the subsequent coup launched against the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi tr
freeze. The overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak was not prompted by Obama's failure to confront
d Democrats alike are EFTA00636702 not keen on another war. So with Plan A, an American strike against Iran, off the table, it is time to explore Plan B. Plan B? Yes, a Plan B, one that places more stock in patient strategy as opposed to impatient action. Israel needs to regain its technological edge
to doubt. Sadat's successor, Vice-President Hosni Mubarak, did make it clear he would abide by the peace tr
our neighbors. Yet for Begin and the Likud, I knew the assassination would cast the whole peace process into doubt. Sadat's successor, Vice-President Hosni Mubarak, did make it clear he would abide by the peace treaty, defusing calls on the Israeli right for us to cancel our final withdrawal from the Sinai. But
al plan and push all the way to Beirut. This wasn't mere supposition on my part. In February 1982, we ran a simulation exercise in the kirya based on Plan B. The result: Little Pines became Big Pines. A clash with the Syrians proved inevitable, if only because one target even under Little Pines was the mai
our neighbors. Yet for Begin and the Likud, I knew the assassination would cast the whole peace process into doubt. Sadat’s successor, Vice-President Hosni Mubarak, did make it clear he would abide by the peace treaty, defusing calls on the Israeli right for us to cancel our final withdrawal from the Sinai. But
to doubt. Sadat’s successor, Vice-President Hosni Mubarak, did make it clear he would abide by the peace tr
l plan and push all the way to Beirut. This wasn’t mere supposition on my part. In February 1982, we ran a simulation exercise in the kirya based on Plan B. The result: Little Pines became Big Pines. A clash with the Syrians proved inevitable, if only because one target even under Little Pines was the mai
Entities connected to both Hosni Mubarak and Plan B.

Cairo
LOCATION
George W. Bush
PERSON
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
Lebanon
LOCATION
United States
LOCATION
Damascus
LOCATION
Saddam Hussein
PERSON
Fatah
ORGANIZATION
Jerusalem
LOCATIONSinai
LOCATIONthe West Bank
LOCATIONMediterranean
LOCATION
John F. Kennedy
PERSON
Ehud Barak
PERSON
Baghdad
LOCATION
Ronald Reagan
PERSON
Beirut
LOCATION
Yasser Arafat
PERSONthe Soviet Union
LOCATION
Shimon Peres
PERSON