THE ‘LAVON AFFAIR’ REVIVED IN ISRAEL

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The Lavon affair dates from 1954, when 11 Egyptian Jews were arrested as Israeli espionage agents and convicted of having placed bombs in movie theaters. post offices and United States Information Service libraries in Alexandria and Cairo. Their alleged goal was to disrupt the improving relations between Egypt and the United States, which was beginning to replace Britain as the influential power in Egypt.

The same thing happened after 9/11. Except the suspects were freed without a trial.