Epstein Secrets

back everything." The only exception was Taba, a sliver of land where the Negev met the eastern edge of the Sinai, across from the Jordanian town of Aqaba. "Was there no way to convince them, even with some kind of a land swap, to keep the two air bases?" I asked "Believe me, we wanted to," Ezer replied

rces, it was critical to keep him in the picture. I told them all that we'd be working through the night, and that I had to be able to tell Motta and Shimon by the morning whether we really could mount a rescue mission. I still thought I'd end up having to tell them no. However difficult the obstacles we'

inly Ben-Zion and Bibi, would expect me to say. Not only was Yoni being mourned across Israel after Entebbe. He was being elevated - in the spirit of Shimon's words at the funeral -to something approaching sainthood. I did not want to detract from his evolving status as national hero, or his importance as

back everything.” The only exception was Taba, a sliver of land where the Negev met the eastern edge of the Sinai, across from the Jordanian town of Aqaba. “Was there no way to convince them, even with some kind of a land swap, to keep the two air bases?” I asked. “Believe me, we wanted to,” Ezer repl

inly Ben-Zion and Bibi, would expect me to say. Not only was Yoni being mourned across Israel after Entebbe. He was being elevated — in the spirit of Shimon’s words at the funeral —to something approaching sainthood. I did not want to detract from his evolving status as national hero, or his importance as

Casablanca Declaration. 30 November 1994 Establishment of the LACC. 10 December 1994 Official ceremony to present Nobel Peace Prize to Yizhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, and Yasir Arafat. 28 September 1995 — Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Oslo II. 31 October 1995 Beilin-

Q) (ISRAEL) Jaffag e948) Ge (1330) x” Jerusalem } oAmman SOhee eee Serey. | oe eee yo" Ey] a eS q Basra, », Abadan EGYPT Ape? | Te i \ weet aw (1922) Aqaba . = : ral eo Kuwait tee NEDJ Meeee eee eetes KUWAIT “a 961), Arabo- te ee een Persian ( SAUDI ARABI A) SOURCE: San Remo resolution (April 1920) Gulf