Wikileaks: “Israel” Preferred Suleiman as Mubarak’s Successor

Secret US diplomatic cables revealed on Monday that "Israel" has long preferred Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman as the preferred candidate to succeed President Hosni Mubarak.

According to an August 2008 cable released by WikiLeaks and published by the Daily Telegraph online newspaper on Monday, a senior adviser from the "Israeli" War Ministry told U.S. diplomats in Tel Aviv that the "Israelis" believe Suleiman would likely serve as "at least an interim president if Mubarak dies or is incapacitated."

The diplomats added "There is no question that "Israel" is most comfortable with the prospect of" Suleiman.

Suleiman, formerly the chief of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate, was appointed Egypt's vice president by President Husni Mubarak last month following the outbreak of mass protests against the regime.