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Ynet: Egypt is unlikely driving force behind ‘deal of the century’, by Smadar Perry

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No leader, intelligence chief, or ambassador in the Arab world knows the full extent of President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan dubbed the “deal of the century.” The changes to the peace proposal are still being made and the final draft will most likely be unveiled in early June after the holy month of Ramadan. There is one change, however, that has already become quite apparent, the extent of Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s involvement in the agreement.

Initially, Saudi Arabia was meant to be the Arab world’s representatives in the deal, but Trump’s “excellent friend” Sisi has recently found himself in the driver’s seat. Although many in the United States have an issue with both of them – Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman is linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, while Sisi’s government has a problematic human rights record – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has swayed Trump’s heart in favor of the Egyptian leader.

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