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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Israel: US institutes temporary suspension in aid to Egypt amid protests

Haaretz


U.S. suspends aid talks with Egypt over anti-American protests, report says

Officials speaking to Washington Post say U.S. waiting to see 'how things materialize'; several officials say suspension is temporary move, not an overhaul of U.S. policy.

The United States has put negotiations geared at renewed U.S. financial aid to Egypt on hold following protests against an American-made anti-Islam movie, which started in Cairo and spread across the Muslim world, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. 

Protesters have breached the walls or compounds of several U.S. diplomatic missions, including the consulate in Benghazi, Libya where the ambassador and three other Americans were killed.

After last week's incidents, the State Department ordered all U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to review their security postures. As a result, a number of missions decided to destroy classified material, a U.S. official said on Monday.
Read it at Haaretz:
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/u-s-suspends-aid-talks-with-egypt-over-anti-american-protests-report-says-1.465457

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