"Prime Minister Begin of Israel left on foot for nearby lodgings because
Jewish religious law prohibits riding on the Sabbath. He was surrounded by
Egyptian and Israeli security men."
SADAT IS INTERRED AT RITES ATTENDED BY WORLD LEADERS
By WILLIAM E. FARRELL, Special to the New York Times
Published: October 11, 1981
http://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/11/world/sadat-is-interred-at-rites-attended-by-world-leaders.html
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Fury in Russia as Israel declines to send high-level official to WWII
commemoration
Israel's envoy to Moscow will represent Jerusalem at ceremony marking 70
years since victory over Germany, leading to Russian assessment that the
decision not to send a higher-ranking dignitary is related to Putin's sale
of S-300 missiles to Iran.
Itamar Eichner YNET Published: 04.20.15, 00:09 / Israel News
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4648781,00.html

Israel will not send a representative to Russia for its ceremonies marking
70 years since the Red Army defeated Nazi Germany, which are set to take
place in Moscow's Red Square on May 9. Furious responses in Moscow have
suggested that the decision was a reaction to Russia's sale of S-300 missile
defense systems to Iran.

Russia extended similar invitations to most of the world's countries. Many
Western nations declined amid tensions over Moscow's military intervention
in Ukraine.

But Russia expected Israel to send a high-level representative because of
its high concentration of Russian veterans of World War II.

The Foreign Ministry held discussions on the question of Israeli
representation at important Russian ceremonies. The possibility of sending
President Reuven Rivlin was even raised at one point, but the idea was nixed
because he is scheduled to visit Germany.

The option of sending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Foreign Minister
Avigdor Lieberman was also taken off the table, partly in order to avoid
angering the United States and Western countries, which decided to send
low-level dignitaries.

The fact that the ceremonies in Moscow will take place on Saturday posed
another problem.

The Foreign Ministry eventually decided to send Minister of Immigrant
Absorption Sofa Landver. But this weekend it declared that Israel's
ambassador to Moscow, Dorit Goldner, would be sent instead.

Russian media outlets reporting on this decision called it a slap in the
face to Moscow. Members of Russia's parliament were also angered by the
Israeli decision.

The Kremlin's assessment is that the change of heart is connected to anger
in Jerusalem over Putin's decision to sell the S-300 to Iran, against
Israel's express wishes.

Israel has chosen to avoid official comment on the matter, but officials in
Jerusalem who asked to remain anonymous confirmed that it was difficult not
to see a direct link between the two decisions, even if there were
additional reasons to settle for sending a more low-level representative.

Israeli anger towards Moscow was evident in Netanyahu's at the weekly
cabinet meeting on Sunday. "Israel takes Russia's sale of S-300 missiles to
Iran very seriously, and this is at a time when Iran is increasing its
aggression in the region and all around Israel's border," he said.

"Israel also takes very seriously the fact that there is no mention of this
aggression in the nuclear deal that is being developed between world powers
and Iran. There is no stipulation that Iran must stop this aggression,
whether as a prerequisite for the deal or as a condition for removal of
sanctions."