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"Would you press the button ? "

The head of the Egyptian Intelligence and Security Services, Omar Suleiman, was not invited to lunch during his recent meeting with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. This was a matter of politeness. Because of the fast of Ramadan it was forbidden to offer the guest delicacies from the kitchen of the prime minister's official residence, when Suleiman paid a visit to Jerusalem last Thursday. After Suleiman's previous visit to Sharon, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak complained to Shimon Peres about the poor meal he claimed was served to Suleiman: "Just two hot dogs," Mubarak said. Sharon humorously promised Mubarak in a telephone...