The Secrets from the Prime Minister's Office: What Mubarak Said to Shamir via the Arab Knesset Member
14 years ago, former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir passed away. Several months ago, former Knesset Member Abd al-Wahhab Darawshe died. This is an opportunity to revisit their secret meeting that took place after the outbreak…
Assessment
A recently declassified episode from the early days of the First Intifada is revisited following the deaths of two key figures: former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and former MK Abdul Wahab Darawshe. The account describes a secret meeting between them, mediated by the Arab Israeli lawmaker, that included a message from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The report opens a window into backchannel diplomacy during a period of intense conflict, though the exact content of that message and its impact remain the central unanswered questions.