Cable Shows Israeli Support for Egyptian VP

Subject: Cable Shows Israeli Support for Egyptian VP Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:52 pm

Cable Shows Israeli Support for Egyptian VP
U.S. diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks indicate that Israel has
long considered Egypt's new Vice President Omar Suleiman a preferred
successor to President Hosni Mubarak.

WikiLeaks has released 2008 cables from the U.S. embassies in Cairo and
Tel Aviv that show close cooperation between Suleiman and the Israeli
and U.S. governments in his previous role as Egypt's intelligence
chief. Documents provided byWikiLeaks to Britain's Daily Telegraph
newspaper quote unnamed U.S. diplomats as saying there is "no question"
that Israel is "most comfortable" with the prospect of a Suleiman
presidency.

After anti-government protests began in late January, Mr. Mubarak named
Suleiman as the first-ever vice president of his 30-year rule. As head
of Egyptian intelligence, Suleiman earned international respect as a
mediator in Middle East affairs and became Israel's main point of
contact in the Egyptian government.

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