Cairo

October 15, 2023 | David Adesnik |

Arab world has opportunity to take responsibility for Gaza’s future after Hamas attacks

Suddenly, the Arab world has a chance to show that its concern for the Palestinians is real. When Israel is done crushing Hamas, there will be a political vacuum in Gaza. Not surprisingly, Israeli...

October 15, 2023 | |

Hamas Acts to Prevent Northern Gazans from Fleeing South

Since October 13, Israel has repeatedly called — in Hebrew, English, and Arabic — on the civilian population northern Gaza to move south of the Gaza River for their safety.

October 12, 2023 | |

Egypt Signals Openness on Its Gaza Border as Crisis Mounts

Egypt signaled a measure of willingness on October 12 for its border with the Gaza Strip to become an outlet for Gaza residents seeking refuge. As fighting raged into a sixth day...

October 10, 2023 | Haisam Hassanein |

Egyptian Kills Two Israeli Tourists and Local Guide, but Cairo Remains Silent

The day after Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel, an Egyptian security officer — apparently acting on his own — killed two Israeli tourists and their local tour guide in Alexandria. The action...

September 29, 2023 | Haisam Hassanein |

The New Middle East? An Israeli official goes to Riyadh while a Saudi official visits Ramallah

Here’s why things are changing so fast in Arab-Israeli relations

September 28, 2023 | Eyal Hulata |

Strategic cooperation between Israel and the United States, on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. 

The Israeli government is pursuing a defense alliance with the US that will do more harm than good.

June 16, 2023 | Haisam Hassanein |

How Cairo’s Embassy In Tel Aviv Can Contribute To A Warmer Peace With Israel

There are very few things about which Cairo’s elite and its Muslim Brotherhood critics can agree. But last week, both sides cheered for a 23-year-old Egyptian border guard named Mohamed Salah who murdered...

June 8, 2023 | Natalie Ecanow, Jonathan Schanzer

Why Egypt’s Sisi should go to Israel

An Egyptian border guard shot and killed three Israeli soldiers at a Sinai border post on Saturday. The incident has shocked the Israeli public. And it has cast some doubt on the peace agreement between Egypt and...

June 6, 2023 | |

Cairo Tells Jerusalem: Egyptian Border Guard Killer Went Rogue

An Egyptian border guard who killed three Israeli soldiers on June 3 had gone rogue, Cairo told Jerusalem on June 6 as the neighbors pursue a joint investigation. The guard, identified in Egyptian...

May 18, 2023 | David Adesnik |

Gaza Rockets Pierce White House Optimism on Middle East

The Biden administration’s advertising of its success in tamping down conflict across the region is both premature and unwarranted.

April 28, 2023 | John Hardie |

WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE: Battle for Bakhmut Continues; Iran Helps Russia

Russian forces continue to grind forward in street-by-street fighting in the decimated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Having apparently consolidated control over a railway...

March 27, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Erdogan’s Charm Offensive Will Not Satisfy Egypt, Syria, or Israel

Wherever you look, Erdogan wants a “reset” and “rapprochement.” But in every single case, there will be a price to pay.

March 22, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Wars of the Jewish state

Facing existential threats, Israelis can’t resist fighting one another

March 21, 2023 | Jonathan Schanzer, Natalie Ecanow

Pray for Peace This Ramadan

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins March 22. It celebrates the month during which Muslims believe Allah revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. The holiday, marked by fasting and prayer, is intended...

February 26, 2023 | |

Israel, Palestinians Reaffirm Need to Work Together

Latest Developments Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) reaffirmed past peace deals at a Jordanian-hosted meeting on Sunday, and pledged to work together to tamp down West Bank violence. The rare...

November 2, 2022 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

How to get Kyiv the Tanks and Armored Vehicles It Needs

“We’re fighting the war out of our pickup trucks,” stated a Ukrainian soldier when reflecting on Ukraine’s slowing counteroffensive in Luhansk region. While Ukraine has a large inventory of tanks...

September 7, 2022 | Tony Badran |

America’s Regional Integration Scheme Benefits Iran

The Obama-Biden doctrine means that our Mideast allies don’t have to like the Iran deal. They just have to pay for it.

August 14, 2022 | Mark Dubowitz, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Why Palestinian Islamic Jihad Rockets Kill So Many Palestinians

Roughly 200 Gaza rockets misfired in the recent conflict, killing at least 15 civilians. So why are Islamic Jihad’s projectiles so fatally unreliable? And what are Iran’s plans for its proxy?

July 21, 2022 | Enia Krivine, Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Hamas-Fatah reconciliation attempts are DOA

The recent Abbas-Haniyeh handshake signifies the desperate state of both Palestinian factions – as well as of their Algerian hosts

June 24, 2022 | David Adesnik |

U.S.-Backed Gas Deal Will Benefit Assad Regime

At a ceremony in Beirut, the governments of Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt signed a deal on Tuesday that would bring 650 million cubic meters of Egyptian gas per year to Lebanon via Syria. The Biden administration...