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Source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=237464
Netanyahu Pledges Allegiance to Treaty with Egypt
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Israel will continue to adhere to the peace treaty with Egypt, which serves the interest of both countries, Prime Minister Netanyahu said on Saturday. Netanyahu said President Obama "said he would do everything he could" to extricate the six security guards trapped inside Israel's Cairo embassy, "and did." "He used all the means and influence of the U.S., which are significant, and I think we owe him a special thank you." He also gave credit to the plainclothes Egyptian commandos who went into the building as part of the mob, who rescued the six security guards. "Their intervention prevented a tragedy," Netanyahu said. He also voiced appreciation to the Egyptian information minister who condemned the attack and pledged that Israel would continue to preserve the peace with Egypt. He also said that in light of what was happening in the region, many more people "understand much better our justified determination to safeguard Israel's security needs in any future agreement."