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Voices from the Arab Press: Israel, Donald Trump, and Anwar Sadat

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE
Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin acknowledge applause during a joint session of Congress in which US president Jimmy Carter announced the results of the Camp David Accords on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 18, 1978.
Egyptian tanks are seen on the road to the Rafah border amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt September 9, 2024.

Israel's cold peace with Egypt is on the verge of unraveling - opinion

With 2026 approaching, the “cold peace” risks fraying further, a scenario neither the US nor Israel can afford to ignore.

|ByERIC R. MANDEL
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025; illustrative.

Egypt's Sisi refers to Israel as 'enemy' for first time since before 1977 Sadat visit to Jerusalem

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi labeled Israel an “enemy” at the Arab-Islamic summit, saying its actions threaten Egypt’s security and future peace deals, including by causing Gazans to flee.

|ByJAMES GENN
Armoured Israeli military vehicle driving along border with Egypt

Israel facing dangerous shift in relations with Egypt - opinion

While Egypt has not formally renounced the Camp David Accords, Cairo is effectively distancing itself from the treaty.

|ByBRIGADIER GENERAL YITZHAK BRIK

Another Tack: Hands off Abbas

The very notion of dragging an unwilling interlocutor to the negotiating table should be unthinkable.

AUGUST 13, 2010BySARAH HONIG
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Carter thought Begin would fall fast, new documents show

US official said that due to Likud’s election, chances for peace looked bleak at the time.

MAY 24, 2010ByGIL STERN STERN HOFFMAN
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Proximity means close

Proximity talks conducted through a very small team on both sides enable the parties to negotiate without looking over their shoulders with every step.

MARCH 9, 2010ByGERSHON BASKIN
The Jerusalem Post

Out of date and out of touch

Many in the Muslim world, including the Palestinians, and in the West still have a distorted knowledge of Israeli positions toward peace-making.

FEBRUARY 21, 2010ByBARRY RUBIN
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.