Governing style Throughout the 1980s, Mubarak increased the production of affordable housing, clothing, furniture, and medicine. By the time he became president, Mubarak was one of a few Egyptian officials who refused to visit Israel and vowed to take a less enthusiastic approach to normalizing relations with the Israeli government. Under Mubarak, Israeli journalists often wrote about the "cold peace" with Egypt, observing Israeli–Egyptian relations were frosty at best. Mubarak was quick to deny that his policies would result in difficulties for Egyptian–Israeli dealings in the future.
Governing style Throughout the 1980s, Mubarak increased the production of affordable housing, clothing, furniture, and medicine. By the time he became president, Mubarak was one of a few Egyptian officials who refused to visit Israel and vowed to take a less ,enthusiastic approach to normalizing relations with the Israeli government. Under Mubarak Israeli journalists often wrote about the "cold peace" with Egypt, observing Israeli–Egyptian relations were frosty at best. Mubarak was quick to deny that his policies would result in difficulties for Egyptian–Israeli dealings in the future.