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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 535

Israeli Embassy in Egypt

In this March 13, 1996 file photo, Russian President Boris Yeltsin waves as he and (from left to right) Jordan's King Hussein, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, US President Bill Clinton, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and, far right, PLO Leader Yasser Arafat make their way up to pose for the group photo at the end of their one-day Summit for Peacemakers in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
February 25, 2020, 9:27 pm
Mubarak kept peace treaty but shunned deeper ties with Israel
Israeli ex-envoy says Egyptian leader didn’t make major efforts to advance agricultural, cultural cooperation; expert says he was keen on advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace
By Adam Rasgon
Aviv Slobodkin. (Israel Police)
September 29, 2019, 2:42 pm
Israeli traveler, missing in Egypt for a week, turns up at home
Aviv Slobodkin, 26, had crossed into neighboring country on September 4, and was last heard from while en route to the restive Sinai; family notifies police he came back safely
By ToI Staff
Aviv Slobodkin. (Israel Police)
September 26, 2019, 7:40 pm
Israeli traveler missing in Egypt’s Sinai, police say
Aviv Slobodkin, 26, has been traveling in Egypt since September 4, and was last heard from on Sunday while en route to the restive peninsula
By ToI Staff
Communications Minister Ayoub Kara speaks at a Likud party event in Lod on December 31, 2017. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 24, 2019, 7:06 pm
Likud minister quits, accusing ruling party of prejudice against Druze
Having failed to make it into Knesset, and after pulling his candidacy to be ambassador to Cairo, Ayoub Kara steps down, but says he isn’t leaving politics altogether
By Michael Bachner
Communications Minister Ayoub Kara at a press conference in the northern city of Safed, July 10, 2018. (David Cohen/Flash90)
June 23, 2019, 2:45 pm
Minister pulls candidacy for Egypt ambassadorship, citing attacks on him
Ayoub Kara says he’s fed up with claims he is unsuitable to be envoy in Cairo, despite Netanyahu reportedly liking him for job
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) with former communications minister Ayoub Kara at a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset, on May 7, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 12, 2019, 4:32 pm
Former ambassadors to Egypt urge PM not to tap Likud minister as envoy
In 3rd public appeal to government in a week, ex-envoys say Ayoub Kara should not be given sensitive post over professional diplomat Amira Oron
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
The empty seats of the Israel delegation to the UN as President Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 26, 2014. (AP/Richard Drew)
June 5, 2019, 9:03 pm
Blue and White seeks ban on ambassador appointments before elections
Party responds to reports Gilad Erdan could be named United Nations envoy, Ayoub Kara may take up top post in Cairo
By ToI Staff
Likud Knesset member Ayoub Kara at the Likud polling station in Jerusalem for the party's primary on February 5, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 4, 2019, 10:06 pm
PM said to mull appointment of communications minister as ambassador to Egypt
Netanyahu may be looking to reward loyalist Druze lawmaker Ayoub Kara, but Amira Oron already approved to go to Cairo this summer
By ToI Staff
David Govrin, Israel's ambassador in Egypt, speaking at a celebration marking the 70th anniversary of Israel at Nile Ritz Carlton hotel in Cairo, May 8, 2018. (Foreign Ministry)
May 9, 2018, 11:01 am
Israel celebrates its Independence Day in Cairo for first time since Arab Spring
Embassy party at Cairo hotel draws ire of local media; Ambassador David Govrin hails improving ties with Arab world
By AP and ToI Staff
Israeli Ambassador to Egypt David Govrin at his home in Mevasseret Zion, near Jerusalem, on June 5, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 25, 2017, 5:11 am
Removed over security fears, Israel envoy said to visit Cairo
David Govrin reportedly travels to Egypt for a day with team of Israel embassy staff
By ToI Staff
An Egyptian protester holds an anti-Israel slogan near the Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
August 8, 2017, 9:26 am
Netanyahu said happy to leave Israel-Egypt ties hanging on security
Citing sources familiar with a Knesset defense meeting, Haaretz says army, foreign and economy ministry officials all lament diminished relations in other areas, absence of embassy
By Stuart Winer
Israeli Ambassador to Egypt David Govrin at his home in Mevasseret Zion, near Jerusalem, on June 5, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 14, 2017, 5:00 pm
Israel pulls Cairo ambassador over security fears
Shin Bet confirms David Govrin is back in Jerusalem; Egyptian analyst claims he left because of political tensions over Gaza
By Stuart Winer and Raphael Ahren
Israeli Ambassador to Egypt David Govrin at his home in Mevasseret Zion, near Jerusalem, on June 5, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 31, 2016, 1:52 pm
Israel’s new Egypt ambassador presents credentials to Sissi
David Govrin, career diplomat, previously directed Jordan and North Africa Department in the Foreign Ministry
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the Foreign Ministry ceremony for Israel's Memorial Day, May 10, 2016. (Chaim Tzach/GPO)
May 10, 2016, 7:04 pm
PM says he threatened raid on besieged Cairo embassy in 2011
Former Foreign Ministry officials dismiss claims that imminent rescue operation pushed Egypt to evacuate staff from angry mob
By Raoul Wootliff
Former Foreign Ministry director general Dore Gold in Jerusalem, June 1, 2015. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
June 29, 2015, 9:26 am
Senior Israel, Egypt officials meet in Cairo for first time since 2011
Foreign Ministry chief Dore Gold and Egyptian deputy FM said to see ‘eye-to-eye’ on key issues; Egypt says Palestinian problem ‘heart of the conflict in the region’
By Avi Lewis
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