Posts Tagged: egypt
Arab Countries Pressure Abbas to Resume Peace Talks in Order to Form United Front Against Iran
Egypt and a group of moderate Arab states are putting significant pressure on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to resume peace negotiations with Israel as...
Egypt Briefly Opens Gaza Border After Palestinian Authority Assumes Full Control of Rafah Crossing
JNS.org – Egypt opened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days starting Saturday, after the Gaza-ruling Hamas terror group handed over administrative...
With Sisi Preparing to Run for Second Term, Egypt Maintains a ‘Cold Peace’ With Israel
JNS.org - As an April 2018 election approaches in Egypt, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is preparing to run for a second term. Since he assumed office in June 2014,...
Defense Secretary James Mattis to Visit Israel During Week-Long Middle East Trip Meant to ‘Reaffirm Key US Military Alliances’
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis will stop in Israel this coming Friday during a week-long trip to the Middle East. During his visit -- Mattis’...
Palm Sunday Bombings Underscore Depth of Egypt’s Anti-Christian Bigotry
The suicide bombings of two Coptic churches in Egypt on Sunday that were carried out by ISIS terrorists should not be viewed in isolation. These bombings, which killed 44...
Egypt Set to Impose Emergency Rule After Church Attacks
Egypt prepared to impose a state of emergency Monday after jihadist bombings killed dozens at two churches in the deadliest attacks in recent memory on...
Israeli President Rivlin Sends Condolences to Egypt After Church Attacks
President Reuven Rivlin sent a letter on Monday to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to express his condolences over Sunday’s twin church bombings claimed the Islamic...
Trauma Among Children in Southern Israel Rising Due to Sounds of Battles Between Egyptian Military and ISIS in Sinai
The children of southern Israel -- who have long had to deal with the fear of rocket and mortar attacks from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip...
Jews, Christians and Another Jihadi Pogrom in Egypt
From the lips of a little child – an 8-year-old girl from El Arish, Egypt – comes a heartbreaking message. Her words speak volumes about...
With UN Security Council Vote on Anti-Settlement Resolution Looming, Israel’s UN Envoy Calls on America to ‘Stand By Us’
Israel’s UN envoy called on America to “stand by us” after it was announced on Friday morning that a vote on an Egyptian-promoted anti-settlement resolution...
Six Dead in Bombing Attack Near Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt
At least six people have been killed in a bomb attack on a road leading to the Great Pyramid of Giza - a tourist attraction...
For First Time, Kuwaiti Delegation Stays to Listen to Israeli PM Speak at UN
In a potential sign that Israel’s ties with the Sunni Arab axis in the Middle East are indeed getting stronger, the Kuwaiti United Nations delegation...
Brotherhood Members Gather in Washington to Attack Egyptian Government
Roughly two dozen Egyptian leaders opposed to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, some with Muslim Brotherhood connections, signed a declaration last week in Washington endorsing a civil constitution that separates...
Same Conflict, New Context: Israel and the Palestinians
The French and Egyptian peace proposals for Israel and the Palestinians are nothing new — but today's Middle East is. If the peace initiatives are put...
