Jerusalem insisted Monday that no Cairo notification had been received of the arrest of dual US-Israeli citizen Ilan Grapel as an alleged Israeli spy, while Washington is checking to see if any word came through. Western intelligence circles suggest Egypt may have preferred to "find" a Mossad spy even if they suspected him of working undercover for other Western organizations.DEBKAfile: The US and Israel are seeking his quick release before agitation against an alleged fomenter of Muslim-Coptic strife makes this impossible. 
Monday, 13 June 2011
DEBKAfile Special Report June 13, 2011, 5:59 PM (GMT+02:00)
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Ilan Grapel at al Tahrir Square
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