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Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit. (Reuters)
Last update - 21:58 31/12/2007
Cairo warns Israel not to undermine Egyptian ties to U.S.
By Reuters
Tags: Egypt, Israel, diplomacy 

Egypt's foreign minister warned Israel that Cairo could use its diplomatic influence against Israel which he said was trying to undermine Cairo's ties to Washington, state news agency MENA said.

"If they continue to push and try to affect Egypt's relationship with the U.S. and harm Egyptian interests, Egypt will certainly respond and will try to damage their interests," MENA quoted Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Monday as saying in a television interview aired a day earlier.

"We have capabilities in every direction -- all in diplomatic areas but not extending beyond that -- which may inflict profound damage," he added.
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Egyptian-Israeli ties have been particularly strained since Israel said this month it had sent a videotape to Washington that Israeli officials said showed Egyptian security men helping Hamas militants smuggle arms across the border to the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni also said last week that Egypt had done a terrible job of trying to stop arms smuggling to Gaza via Egypt's Sinai peninsula, and said there could be regional implications.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak accused Israel of fabricating evidence to implicate Egyptian security men in arms smuggling and said Livni had crossed "red lines".

Egypt also accused Israel last week of encouraging pro-Israeli groups in the United States to lobby members of the U.S. Congress to the detriment of Egyptian interests. Cairo said Israel was trying to distract attention from Jewish settlement building.

The Washington Post reported earlier this month that recent legislation by Congress withheld $100 million in aid to Egypt until Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice certifies that Cairo
has done enough to stop arms smuggling to Gaza.

But that legislation also allows U.S. President George W. Bush to waive the restriction on national security grounds, according to the Post.

Aboul Gheit said Egypt was waiting to see what Washington would do but said he believed the Bush administration opposed putting conditions on the aid because it would affect U.S. interests.


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      1.   The US is in a vulnerable position in the Arab world 17:36  |  UN MAN 31/12/07
      2.   A Not So Veiled Threat From Egypt 17:39  |  Natallie Durson 31/12/07
      3.   Mubarak about to be overthrown 17:41  |  muslim 31/12/07
      4.   useless threat from eygpt 18:03  |  ross 31/12/07
      5.   The Negev 18:06  |  Fred Locke 31/12/07
      6.   Natallie Durson 18:27  |  rich 31/12/07
      7.   I am astonished by the forcefull 18:30  |  Kris 31/12/07
      8.   more weapons for the mid east, yea thats what`s lacking (sarcasm) 18:31  |  anti-racist 31/12/07
      9.   Time for War with Egypt 18:43  |  David 31/12/07
      10.   zion? have you considered what the next egyption Gov after Mubara 18:58  |  muslim 31/12/07
      11.   So they will allow more tunnels? 19:06  |  Binyamin Dissen 31/12/07
      12.   # 9 david calling for war 19:07  |  Axel 31/12/07
      13.   David: so long as you don`t call on Christian America 19:14  |  American 31/12/07
      14.   good neighbors 19:20  |  joe Smith 31/12/07
      15.   Will 2008 show positive changes for and in Israel?! 19:23  |  H.H.M 31/12/07
      16.   our enemies gather while we slumber 19:36  |  effie 31/12/07
      17.   Arms smugling 19:36  |  Abu Yusuf 31/12/07
      18.   Muslim #3 Agreed 19:38  |  Mark T 31/12/07
      19.   Who plays the better double game? 19:41  |  JW 31/12/07
      20.   Fred--lol 19:41  |  Mark T 31/12/07
      21.   Wish they would act through diplomatic channels... 19:45  |  Tom 31/12/07
      22.   Axel # 12 19:46  |  Mark T 31/12/07
      23.   David...war help 19:49  |  Mark T 31/12/07
      24.   Joe--fences 19:51  |  Mark T 31/12/07
      25.   Egyptians have a point 19:51  |  Tom C 31/12/07
      26.   David #9 Shame on Egypt 19:51  |  Perplexed 31/12/07
      27.   # 2 Natalie again 19:56  |  Baruch Hashem 31/12/07
      28.   EGYPT HATE ISRAEL & JEWS 19:57  |  Iskander 31/12/07
      29.   Stop what Tom? 19:57  |  Mark T 31/12/07
      30.   #4 Say Ross 19:59  |  ballistic 31/12/07
      31.   Apartheid Wall 19:59  |  Chicago Arab 31/12/07
      32.   #10 - muslim 20:00  |  Maurice 31/12/07
      33.   22. MarkT: and we actually agreed on one thing 20:04  |  muslim 31/12/07
      34.   22. and you are going to do wjhat about it Barking Heina? 20:06  |  muslim 31/12/07
      35.   # 22 mark 20:16  |  Axel 31/12/07
      36.   Chicago Arab 20:24  |  Tom 31/12/07
      37.   As I said before of Zeev of Beer-Sheva.. 20:29  |  Akram Zekaria 31/12/07
      38.   31: A chicago liar joins the Arab fantasy 20:30  |  David Teich 31/12/07
      39.   Chicago Arab...security wall 20:34  |  Mark T 31/12/07
      40.   Egypt suffers for US/Israel failed policy 20:38  |  Tosefta 31/12/07
      41.   #38 -- get ur facts str8 20:38  |  CONCERNED 31/12/07
      42.   36. Tom in zion? the short answer 20:38  |  muslim 31/12/07
      43.   32. some people call me the space cowboy, some call me marice 20:40  |  muslim 31/12/07
      44.   38. actually david lying in zion 20:44  |  muslim 31/12/07
      45.   #33 Arab `victories` 20:46  |  Tom 31/12/07
      46.   Concerned about CONCERNED 20:49  |  Tom 31/12/07
      47.   # 42 20:51  |  Tom 31/12/07
      48.   UN man #1 20:56  |  un-UN man 31/12/07
      49.   # 45 tom 20:59  |  Axel 31/12/07
      50.   Axel-o-matic 21:07  |  Tom 31/12/07
      51.   Axel 21:13  |  Mark T 31/12/07
      52.   #26Perplexed AKA Completely Out of Touch with Reality 21:13  |  David 31/12/07
      53.   Cold peace is better than no peace 21:20  |  Proud Zionist 31/12/07
      54.   Dont you people get it? 21:43  |  Danite 31/12/07
      55.   there`s a great scene in the movie paper moon when madlein kahn 21:50  |  concerned about conc 31/12/07
      56.   #42. Allow me to correct you. We lost it... 22:01  |  ManInTheMiddle 31/12/07
      57.   I agree with # 51 22:05  |  sam 31/12/07
      58.   re tom 22:23  |  Axel 31/12/07
      59.   Tell to tell Israel to go to hell.... 22:27  |  dutch 31/12/07
      60.   Muslim#10 - Sure, Israel is ready for Egypt. 22:31  |  William 31/12/07
      61.   To Muslim#42 - on honoring agreements 22:35  |  William 31/12/07
      62.   Tom - #45 - today, Egypt celebrates the Yom Kippur war 22:38  |  William 31/12/07
      63.   Muslim#44 - Deir Yassin was a farce 22:43  |  William 31/12/07
      64.   #48. You seem to have fogotten that.. 22:44  |  ManInTheMiddle 31/12/07
      65.   Danite#51 - wasn`t Gaza supposed to be the litmus test? 22:49  |  William 31/12/07
      66.   un-UN Man 22:50  |  UN MAN 31/12/07
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      73.   SO EGYPT WILL CUT OFF THE GAS 23:37  |  KOL HAAM 31/12/07
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      76.   54. William livinf in zionist victory long time over 23:47  |  nuslim 31/12/07
      77.   un-UN man 23:47  |  DING DONG 31/12/07
      78.   57. Lying william Der Yassin was not a farse 23:48  |  muslim 31/12/07
      79.   59. well cold ham soon you know what it like in Gaza 23:50  |  muslim 31/12/07
      80.   #51 Danite 23:53  |  Labhras 31/12/07
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      82.   The typical hypocrisy 00:12  |  Denton 01/01/08
      83.   #65 muslim : The Truth Hurts 00:15  |  Doc Holliday 01/01/08
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      88.   why can`t zionist ever come up with new lies? 00:37  |  muslim 01/01/08
      89.   Muslim & Deir Yassin 00:38  |  rich 01/01/08
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      91.   Muslim---we`re shaking 00:48  |  Mark T 01/01/08
      92.   Muslim Deir Yassin 00:50  |  Mark T 01/01/08
      93.   Maureen Iraq 00:55  |  Mark T 01/01/08
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      95.   #5 Fred Locke 01:09  |  * BEN JABO 01/01/08
      96.   #6 - Objective Approach to Israel`s Performance 01:12  |  DoubleClick 01/01/08
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      98.   #52 Axel-o-matic II 01:13  |  Tom 01/01/08
      99.   "Israel needs to move to a 2 state solution" 01:43  |  Sam 01/01/08
      100.   Diplomacy at its worst...!! 01:45  |  Stephen 01/01/08
      101.   #63 - Muslims - which Muslims are you referring to? 01:49  |  William 01/01/08
      102.   To Muslim (#66) on cold ham and economic integration 01:51  |  Morris Valentine 01/01/08
      103.   Muslim#65 - Don`t yell at me - go talk to residents 01:52  |  William 01/01/08
      104.   US and Moslem world 01:55  |  Binco 01/01/08
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      106.   refusing to cope with folly - Tosefta 02:08  |  Mark Lincoln 01/01/08
      107.   Maureen Ann - Time on your hands 02:11  |  Mark Lincoln 01/01/08
      108.   William - twaddle 02:26  |  Mark Lincoln 01/01/08
      109.   Piggies 02:56  |  Beatles 01/01/08
      110.   US AID TO EGYPT 03:06  |  US CITIZEN 01/01/08
      111.   Egypt has already been damaged by itself. 03:15  |  Fortuna Benmayor 01/01/08
      112.   Islam must reform itself from the incitments of the Koran. 05:49  |  Akram Zekaria 01/01/08
      113.   racism still-alive for the newyear 05:57  |  fadi 01/01/08
      114.   Mark Lincoln & Tosefta:The dialouge of the deaft & the blind. 06:56  |  Akram Zekaria 01/01/08
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      116.   #30 ballistic promises to learn english as her new year resolutio 09:27  |  victor hardman 01/01/08
      117.   Oh yeah 09:27  |  Uzi 01/01/08
      118.   WHOA EGYPT Calm Down*** 09:34  |  Gary Pineda 01/01/08
      119.   #62 moaning anne and a suprise post 09:34  |  victor hardman 01/01/08
      120.   Egypt should check itself and its compliance with agreements it 10:25  |  Nahum 01/01/08
      121.   Egypt `s Warning 15:20  |  Gary 01/01/08
      122.   115# Dr L. Brand . Thank G-d all the present 16:49  |  Akram Zekaria 01/01/08
      123.   #69 Say William 18:59  |  ballistic 01/01/08
      124.   #116 Happy New Year Paul Harris in Belfast 19:02  |  ballistic 01/01/08
      125.   #115 Say there Dr. Brnd 19:05  |  ballistic 01/01/08
      126.   #122 Akram 19:09  |  ballistic 01/01/08
      127.   #112 Akram 19:14  |  ballistic 01/01/08
      128.   #90 Rich 19:17  |  ballistic 01/01/08
      129.   #92 Mark T 19:21  |  ballistic 01/01/08
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      131.   127# Ballistic : Human behavious is living 20:56  |  Akram Zekaria 01/01/08
      132.   ballistic. Thanks for Haarets printiny my reply 131. 21:45  |  Akram Zekaria 01/01/08
      133.   Cairo Warns Israel Not to Undermine Egypt`s Ties to U.S. 01:05  |  eileen kuch 02/01/08
      134.   126# ballistic. Let us NOT close our eyes 04:43  |  Akram Zekaria 02/01/08
      135.   #130 Say Akram 18:02  |  ballistic 02/01/08
      136.   #131 Akram 18:08  |  ballistic 02/01/08
      137.   #132 Akram 18:10  |  ballistic 02/01/08
      138.   #133 Eileen Kuch 18:14  |  ballistic 02/01/08
      139.   #135 Akram 18:20  |  ballistic 02/01/08
      140.   @120 Nahum 18:21  |  ballistic 02/01/08
      141.   136# Ballistic. The Pot & the Kettle. 01:18  |  Akram Zekaria 03/01/08
      142.   137#ballistic:1) The Koran never praised Judaismm 01:35  |  Akram Zekaria 03/01/08
      143.   138# ballistic. Zionism is not religion. For 02:00  |  Akram Zekaria 03/01/08
      144.   139# ballistic "Jews `chose` to plop right..etc.. 02:20  |  Akram Zekaria 03/01/08
      145.   Haaretz.Pls print my reply to ballistics 136 &137 04:02  |  Akram Zekaria 03/01/08
      146.   #139; ballistic and his laughable diatribe 05:22  |  Doc Holliday 03/01/08
      147.   Ballistic.My posts re-yours 135/136/137..were 05:38  |  Akram Zekaria 03/01/08
      148.   #146 Say Doc Holliday 17:17  |  ballistic 03/01/08
      149.   #146 Doc "con`t" 17:22  |  ballistic 03/01/08
      150.   #143 Say Akram 17:27  |  ballistic 03/01/08
      151.   #147 Akram 17:35  |  ballistic 03/01/08
      152.   #144 BTW Akram 17:37  |  ballistic 03/01/08
      153.   150# ballistic. It is nothing to do with all that-pt-1 02:34  |  Akram Zekaria 04/01/08
      154.   150# ballistic. It is nothing to do with all that-pt-2 02:49  |  Akram Zekaria 04/01/08
      155.   151# ballisttic. "The same Massage was given 03:22  |  Akram Zekaria 04/01/08
      156.   152# ballastic. Kath dosen`t needs me to 03:30  |  Akram Zekaria 04/01/08
      157.   #148 & 149 ballistic 20:13  |  Doc Holliday 04/01/08
      158.   157: One minor correction about the Arabs 19:16  |  David Teich 05/01/08
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