Israel took over the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt last week, in order to make sure that Hamas could not smuggle in weapons through that route, and also to ensure that Hamas would not hijack aid shipments just after they came into Gaza. The Egyptians, however, displeased at the IDF’s move, decided to retaliate […]
Egypt: Jihadis murder Jewish businessman as part of ‘struggle against the Zionist enemy’
Despite Egypt’s cold peace with Israel, jihad groups operate there with impunity. “Jewish businessman shot dead in Egypt in suspected terror attack,” Times of Israel, May 7, 2024: A Jewish businessman was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria on Tuesday in what reports described as a suspected terror incident…. Unconfirmed […]
Egypt: Muslims attack Christian homes following rumors of planned church construction
Islamic law forbids the construction of new churches. Christians are “forbidden to ring church bells or display crosses, recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays, and are forbidden to build new churches” – Reliance of the Traveller o.11.5 (6,7) “Egypt: Christian homes attacked following rumours of planned […]
Al Jazeera Publishes Egyptian Journalist’s Antisemitic Screed
The Egyptian writer Anwar Al-Hawary attempts to explain the “power of the Jews” in the Western world: “The mask slips: Al Jazeera publishes classic antisemitism,” Elder of Ziyon, April 12, 2024: The Jews have always been a force of danger and influence everywhere they have a presence, even when they were without a state, even […]
Egyptian Journalist On Those ‘All-Powerful Jews’
Elder of Ziyon has run across an op/ed by an Egyptian writer and editor, Anwar Al-Hawary, that attempts to explain what he describes as the o’erweening “power of the Jews” in the Western world, a power that helps explain Israel’s ability to survive against its much larger Arab and Muslim enemies. More on this antisemitic […]
US, Moscow, Arab nations, and UN warn Israel against ‘further escalation’
Moscow has joined in warning against further escalation, along with Israel’s Arab neighbors such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and even the Biden administration, which “urged Israeli leaders not to retaliate, fearing a regional war.” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has also warned UN “members not to further escalate tensions with reprisals […]
Macron, Sisi, Jordan’s Abdullah demand immediate ceasefire in ‘stop the war’ joint letter
French President Emmanuel Macron joined Jordanian King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in a joint statement, part of which said: The war in Gaza and the catastrophic humanitarian suffering it is causing must end now. Violence, terror, and war cannot bring peace to the Middle East. The two-state solution […]
EU bypasses usual funding safeguards to dole out $1 billion to Egypt to control EU migration
It’s a strange deal. The EU is doling out over a billion dollars USD to Egypt, apparently to help with the EU’s illegal migration problem: “concerns mount that economic pressure and regional conflicts could drive more migrants from the region to Europe’s shores.” The most logical approach would be to police the EU’s vulnerable areas […]
Biden warns Netanyahu: A major assault on Rafah would be a ‘mistake’
Rafah is “Hamas’s last stronghold in Gaza,” where “thousands of militants as well as senior leaders are based.” Human shields characterize Hamas operations. Global pressure should be on Hamas and its international operatives, not on Israel. Israel has tried to evacuate citizens from Rafah, but the jihadist-infiltrated UN has blocked such efforts. UN Relief Chief Martin Griffiths […]
Hamas Is Suddenly Popular In Egypt
For decades, Hamas was not popular in Egypt. It was seen, rightly, as the local branch, in “Palestine,” of the Muslim Brotherhood. And the Muslim Brotherhood has been fought by every Egyptian regime since that of King Farouk. Gamal Abdel Nasser fought the Brotherhood. After Anwar Sadat, once a Brotherhood supporter, signed the Camp David […]