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CIAO DATE: 05/06
A New Reality on the Egypt-Gaza Border (Part II): Analysis of the New Israel-Egypt Agreement
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
By Michael Herzog
Peace Watch #520
September 21, 2005
Abstract
The September 1 Egypt-Israel agreement regarding the deployment of new Egyptian forces along the Egyptian border with Gaza (the Agreed Arrangements) represents a shared Israeli-Egyptian interest in preventing the militarization and radicalization of Gaza following Israeli disengagement. For the first time, Israel is relinquishing its control over part of the external perimeter of the Palestinian areas, handing responsibility to a third party. Success or failure will bear important consequences for both Israeli-Egyptian and Israeli-Palestinian relations.
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