Isranet Daily Briefing
Friday, July 19th 2024
“Since the massacre, Israeli and American officials have played down the Egyptian military’s culpability and nefarious inclinations. Instead, they’ve reverted to past habits: treating Egypt as an economic basket case and the army as the only bulwark against state collapse or another Islamist resurgence. This approach has effectively neutralized censure in Washington and Jerusalem while […]
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Reuel Marc Gerecht WSJ, June 23, 2024 “The Egyptian army, like the Hashemite monarchy in Jordan, learned years ago that peace treaties with the Jewish state don’t require a full-faith renunciation of anti-Zionism.” Antony Blinken has visited Cairo again. The U.S. secretary of state met with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on June 10 to talk about […]
Nadav Shragai Israel Hayom, July 10, 2024 “The very thought of now erasing Egypt’s sins and giving them a role again in overseeing the Philadelphi Corridor and Rafah crossing is scandalous.” For nearly 20 years, Hamas has smuggled enormous quantities of weapons and building materials through and under the Philadelphi Corridor, significantly advancing the […]
Friday, May 24th 2024
Elie Podeh Jerusalem Post, May 20, 2024 “Egypt seeks end to war and restored calm.” Al-Ahram newspaper recently reported that Egypt had provided tens of thousands of psychological support sessions for Palestinians injured since the onset of the war in Gaza. This seemingly minor news story is part of a comprehensive media and PR campaign […]
Sunday, February 12th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023
THE POWER OF ONE What One Man Can Do for Israel: Joseph Frager, JNS, Feb. 12, 2023 — I was reminded this week by one of the most influential American Jewish families how very crucial it is to continue the tradition of defending Israel. I am talking about the Jacobs family from Englewood, New […]
Yoni Ben Menachem Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Feb. 9, 2023 “The only formula that Israel has agreed to is “calm for calm.” President Biden asked Egyptian President al-Sisi to renew Egyptian involvement to prevent an escalation in the security situation between Israel and the Palestinians and another round of fighting on the Gaza border. U.S. Secretary […]
Khalill Al-Anani Arab Center, Jan. 27, 2023 “China has emerged as Egypt’s fourth largest creditor, with outstanding debts amounting to almost $8 billion, representing approximately 5 percent of Egypt’s total external debt of $155.7 billion.” On December 8, 2022, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of […]
Vivian Yee NY Times, Jan. 23, 2023 “This I.M.F. deal is preventing them from failing, but they’re imposing a lot of conditions on that in a way they hadn’t in the past.” Around the time Egypt’s currency hit an all-time low, an article this month on the country’s sharp economic downturn quietly slipped off […]
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