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Mubarak says he refused to visit Israel due to occupation
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFormer Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak describes his diplomatic ties with Israel as delicate, and says he did not visit the Jewish state due to political considerations. His remarks come as he stands trial.
“I ran relations with Israel like a tightrope walker,” he says.
“I refused to visit Israel so long as the occupation continued,” Mubarak adds.
Despite his statements to the contrary, Mubarak visited Israel to attend the funeral of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995.
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