FILE PHOTO: Israeli military Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin (C) shakes hands with soldiers stationed in the Negev Desert May 30, 1967 before the Middle East War, in this handout picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) REUTERS/GPO/Handout/File Photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the midst of a furious Middle East war nearly 70 years ago, a group of Israeli and Egyptian officers put down their guns, ate lunch together and discussed the prospects for peace in the region, according to a documentary film that premiered in New York last month.
The group included two men who would become leaders of their respective countries and fierce rivals – Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt. But on that day, the young officers interacted warmly and forged at least a modicum of trust.
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