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Jerusalem, Israel. 2.34pm
In the plush boardroom in the opulent King David Hotel, Lior Avidan paced up and down.
The terrorist bombing sixty years before had served to make this the most symbolic setting for peace summits and the signing of accords. It was the embodiment of ‘we will not negotiate with terrorists.’ It also had some of the world’s most sophisticated security systems, funded by foreign investment cash and energized by the will of Mossad to protect the symbolism of triumph over terrorism.
Yet it was only six days until the President of the United States sat down at this table for the Peace Accords and Lior felt an unease that went beyond his usual concerns at such a historic event. His team had been through the security arrangements multiple times but the arrangements st
