Tag: Egypt
Israel and Egypt don’t need American peacekeepers in the Sinai
In May 1967, the withdrawal of peacekeepers from the Sinai Peninsula set in motion a series of events that led to war. But those who think such a move in May 2020 would have...
In new Egyptian sci-fi series, U.S. has collapsed, Israel has been destroyed
In the dystopian world of the new Egyptian science-fiction series “The End,” in the year 2120 the United States has collapsed into civil war, the Arab countries have destroyed their “sworn enemy,” Israel, and...
PM Netanyahu sends condolences on the passing of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
PM Netanyahu: President Mubarak was a leader who led his people to peace and security, to peace with Israel. I would like to send condolences to President A-Sisi, to the Mubarak family and to the...
Newly renovated Alexandria synagogue hosts Egypt’s largest service in decades
A recently restored synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt, just hosted the country’s biggest Jewish prayer service in decades.
About 180 Diaspora Jews who have Egyptian roots traveled to Egypt to participate in Shabbat services celebrating the...
IDF’s mixed-gender battalion prepares for multiple threats
In recent days, an ISIS spokesman released a new audio message, which included a call for jihadist factions in the Sinai Peninsula and in Syria to step up attacks against Israel. ISIS also claimed...
Restoring synagogues means never having to say you’re sorry
To much fanfare last week, the largest synagogue in the Middle East was reopened in Alexandria, Egypt. Some 300 guests, including Egyptian Antiquities and Tourism Minister Khaled al-Anany, were on hand for the festive occasion.
The event...
Israel to export natural gas to Egypt starting in January
Israel’s National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources Minister Yuval Steinitz has signed the paperwork for Israel to begin exporting natural gas to Egypt from its Tamar and Leviathan fields in January, Israel business daily Globes reported...
Muslim Brotherhood founder was a Jew, says retired Egyptian general
Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna was secretly a Jew, retired Egyptian General Fouad Fayoud said last month on Egyptian television.
Speaking on Egypt’s Channel 1 on Oct. 27, Fayoud said al-Banna had lived in a...
US threatens Egypt with sanctions over possible Russian arms deal
The United States has threatened Egypt with sanctions were the latter to acquire Russian warplanes.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki in...
Israel seeks to prevent further escalation on second day of conflict with Islamic Jihad
Israel carefully managed its second day of conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Wednesday, keeping airstrikes focused on the suppression of Gazan rocket-launch squads, as Hamas, despite declarations, continued to sit on the...