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Is Israel key to solving Renaissance Dam crisis?

Ousted parliamentarian Tawfik Okasha still faces fierce criticism from his government for getting too close to Israel, in the ongoing Renaissance Dam saga — but could Egypt need Israel more than they are willing to admit?
Construction workers are seen at a distance in a section of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam, as it undergoes construction, during a media tour along the river Nile in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Guba Woreda, in Ethiopia March 31, 2015. According to a government official, the dam has hit the 41 percent completion mark. Picture taken March 31, 2015. REUTER/Tiksa Negeri  - RTR4VQ5S
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CAIRO — Some Egyptian water experts say ousted parliament member Tawfik Okasha endangered the country’s national security by meeting Feb. 24 with Israeli Ambassador Haim Koren in Cairo to discuss the construction of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Parliament members voted overwhelmingly March 2 to revoke Okasha's membership for discussing the project with Israel. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have been trying for more than 1½ years to navigate their numerous disagreements over the dam’s construction and how it will affect Egypt’s water supply

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