20.07.2014 - 06:23 [ Al Ahram ]

Egypt cancels gas deal; Israeli minister warns of ‚implications‘ for Camp David Accords

(23. April 2012) In surprise move, Egypt pulls out of unpopular gas export deal with Israel citing economic reasons; Knesset opposition leader says move calls for ‚immediate American response‘; Israeli PM says Israel survives without Egyptian gas. (…)

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman went as far as to suggest bolstering Israel‘s military presence along the Sinai border. „The Egyptian case is much more worrisome than the Iranian one,“ Ma‘ariv daily quoted him as saying on Sunday.