Alaa Al Aswany’s book The Yacoubian Building deserves a Nobel Prize, retired Israeli secret emissary to Arab countries and the head of the Defense Ministry's Political-Military Affairs Bureau Amos Gilad, told Ynet. “If I were a member of the Nobel Prize committee, I would give him the award. I learned a lot about Egypt from this book. It’s a must-read.” Gilad gave Ynet an interview recounting stories from his experience across the years. He spoke about multiple incidents in Egypt, including how security officials had to restrain Palestinian officials from attacking him after warning about holding elections in 2006. Gilad also says he received warm messages from “the Egyptians, the Jordanians and the Turks” following the announcement of his retirement.

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