Ex-Israeli envoy: Egyptian crackdown will prevail
A former Israeli ambassador to Egypt says he expects the Egyptian government to put down the deadly protests now roiling the country.Former envoy Gideon Ben-Ami predicts events in Egypt will not follow the same trajectory as the recent popular uprising in Tunisia, where the longtime dictator was ousted and fled the country.Ben-Ami says the Egyptian security and intelligence services "know how to resolutely take care of things when they feel under an existential threat — as they already have begun to do."ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM