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Meeting between Sisi, Abbas, Netanyahu in Cairo soon: Israeli media

Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has revealed that Egypt is in the process of arranging a meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in attendance of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo soon, Al-Youm Al-Sabea website reported.

Sisi, according to the newspaper, is pushing for a new phase of negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis, after Netanyahu rejected the French peace initiative earlier this month. After meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Netanyahu stated: "the only way to advance genuine peace between us and the Palestinians is through direct negotiations between us and them, without preconditions," Reuters reported at the time.

Yedioth Ahronoth quoted Palestinian officials as saying that Sisi has considerable clout and his initiative could succeed in realising long talked of peace talks.

The newspaper ruled out rumors that Netanyahu had rejected Sisi’s efforts and rumors that the Israeli Prime Minister had said he was willing to meet Abbas anywhere — even at the French Elysee Palace.

In a speech given on May 17, Sisi called on both Palestine and Israel to revive peace talks, stating that a resolution to the Palestinian case would bring resolution to conflicts in the Middle East at large.

In related news, several Israeli political analysts and experts have warned against appointing the head of far-right Israeli party Yisrael Beytenu, Avigdor Lieberman, as defense minister, as this could have an effect on both Sisi’s call for peace and ties between Cairo and Tel Aviv in general.

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