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MembersWhat Israel knew and why it had to keep silent about it

For months, Israel has possessed highly sensitive intelligence information that could shake confidence in some peace and normalization efforts in the Middle East.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a meeting of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in Jerusalem. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a meeting of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in Jerusalem. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

According to information that is now also being discussed in Israeli media, an Arab state is said to have advised another to use an agreement with Israel merely as tactical breathing space, in order to later resume hostilities against the Jewish state after a phase of rearmament. Israel Today is aware of the contents of this information. Until now, reporting on it has not been permitted, as military censorship prohibited its publication. Should this information be confirmed, it could explain why Jerusalem has acted with unusual restraint in recent months during talks about normalization, territorial concessions, and regional security agreements. There are also others in Israel who suspect that the release of this information was not coincidental, but is also intended to justify Netanyahu’s hard line toward a possible agreement with the Arab state and his refusal to make hasty concessions on security policy grounds.

According to the available information, one Arab state advised another Arab state to conclude a peace or normalization agreement with Israel right now — not as...

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