Since the end of the October 1973 war, Arab-Israeli peace has been a cornerstone of America’s Middle East agenda. The US often looked to Egypt, the most important and influential Arab country, to play a leading role in promoting this goal. And, when it suited him, Mubarak played his part. When the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat humiliated Mubarak before the US secretary of state and the international media by refusing to sign an annex to an Israeli-Palestinian accord brokered in Cairo, Mubarak told him, “Sign it, you son of a dog!”
自从1973年的十月战争（即第四次中东战争，以色列称“赎罪日战争”）结束至今，阿拉伯-以色列双方的和平就一直是美国中东议程的奠基石。美国常常希望埃及这个最重要也最有影响力的阿拉伯国家带头推动这一目标。但穆巴拉克只会在对自己有利的时候才会承担起这个责任。比如当已故巴勒斯坦领导人阿拉法特拒绝签署一份开罗斡旋下的以巴协议附件，让穆巴拉克在美国国务卿和全球媒体面前下不了台时，穆巴拉克对他低吼道：“快签，你这个狗娘养的！”