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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.

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

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

Armoured Israeli military vehicle driving along border with Egypt

Israel facing dangerous shift in relations with Egypt - opinion


Netanyahu's plan? It's about nothing

A reversal of roles between Israel and the Palestinians has been taking place over the last 2 years, with the latter becoming more strategically savvy while the former’s sophistication diminishes. In this context, any new “plan” that Netanyahu hopes can save the day may end up in the ever-growing diplomatic graveyard.

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Egyptian envoy to US: Peace treaty with Israel will stand

Sameh Shoukry says peace agreement has been beneficial to Egypt, will be upheld; opposition leader Ayman Nour reportedly disagrees.

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February 1: Herb gets it right...

The “blame Israel” game is finally exposed for what it is – a myth.

The Jerusalem Post

Going Solo

In this coming decade, Israel will likely find that it must rely on itself to advance interests and goals in region and world.

The Jerusalem Post

The democrats vs. the non-democrats

The ideological battle in this country is no longer between hawk and dove, and it no longer has anything to do with peace.

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Fundamentally Freund: A farewell to Labor?

Before those on the Right begin to gloat, they need to contemplate the political meaning of what just occurred.

The Jerusalem Post

Palestinian ‘history’ is the real obstacle

Poll shows that two-thirds of Palestinians would only accept a two-state solution as a first step to an eventual unitary Palestinian state, supplanting Israel.

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Missing Ariel Sharon

Five years after the former prime minister’s public life came to an end, we still feel the leadership void.

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The peace process - a play

The Jerusalem Post

Palestinian revisionism is the only obstacle to peace

The attempt to "refute" the Jewish claim to the Western Wall is merely the latest in a series of efforts to deny the Jewish people’s connection with its homeland.

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