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Israel needs a diplomatic alternative to war with Iran - opinion

Peace usually begins not with trust but with exhaustion. When both sides conclude that war no longer serves their interests, diplomacy becomes thinkable.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN
Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual Cyber Week, at Tel Aviv University, December 9, 2025

Bennett says Netanyahu’s advisers damaged relations with Egypt, deserve life imprisonment

“Section 121 of the Criminal Law explicitly states that a person who deliberately harms Israel’s relations with another country faces up to life imprisonment," Bennett said.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER
Diaa Rashwan, head of Egypt's Press Syndicate and chairman of the State Information Service (SIS), speaks in Cairo, Egypt, May 15, 2022

Egypt says gas deal with Israel 'purely commercial,' does not change Palestine stance

"The deal serves a strategic interest to enhance Egypt's position as the only regional center for gas trading in the Eastern Mediterranean," official Diaa Rashwan said.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi gives a televised statement on the attack in North Sinai, in Cairo, Egypt November 24, 2017

Egyptian President Sisi to visit Washington for Trump meeting, may meet with Netanyahu - report

Subjects to be discussed at the meeting include the relations between Egypt and Israel in the aftermath of the war in Gaza.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Two minuscule islands of enormous strategic value

The two islands have long been thought of as an integral part of Egypt.

AUGUST 26, 2017ByZVI MAZEL
A view of Israel, including the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Suez canal

Egypt and Israel, an important alliance for the United States

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made it his top priority to defeat extremism in Egypt and increase safety and security in the region, relying on Israel as a strategic partner.

JUNE 22, 2017ByIDO AHARONI
An Egyptian soldier stands near the Egyptian national flag and the Israeli flag at the Taba crossing between Egypt and Israel

Egypt's ambassador to Israel: Peace between Egypt and Israel is strong, stable

Speaking at event marking 40th anniversary of Sadat's visit to Jerusalem, Israel's Ambassador says view of peace between the two countries is completely different in Egpyt than Israel.

MARCH 24, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Egyptian Ambassordor Hazem Khairat With INSS' Amos Yadlin

The future of Egyptian-Israeli relations: Cairo more committed to peace than normalization

If the Trump administration wants to achieve peace in the Middle East Egypt will be an essential component, but deep anti-Israel propaganda in the country constitutes a serious stumbling block.

FEBRUARY 18, 2017ByHAISAM HASSANEIN
SECURITY COOPERATION, yes. Friendship? Not so much.

Egypt-Israel relations have quietly reached a high point

Both want peace with the Palestinians and victory over terrorism

FEBRUARY 11, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An Egyptian soldier stands near the Egyptian national flag and the Israeli flag at the Taba crossing between Egypt and Israel

Israel advises citizens in Egypt's Sinai to leave, cites attack risk

Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty in 1978 and the eastern coast of the peninsula is a popular international tourist destination.

JANUARY 24, 2017ByREUTERS
The sunrise is seen from the summit of Mount Moses, near the city of Saint Catherine, in the Sinai Peninsula

Israel-Egypt Analysis: The long-awaited thaw is still not forthcoming

Many Israelis had hoped that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would take ground-breaking steps toward normalization; It still has not happened.

DECEMBER 4, 2016ByZVI MAZEL
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Israel on July 10

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What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East

DECEMBER 1, 2016ByCOMPILEDTHE MEDIA LINE
The recent American elections may ‘lead to a reevaluation of Washington’s policies toward its allies in the Gulf, and the renewal of its close relationship with Saudi Arabia'

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What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East

NOVEMBER 24, 2016ByCOMPILEDTHE MEDIA LINE
Anti-Trump protest

Israeli coach threatened ahead of Egypt soccer match

The group has reportedly threatened to harass and heckle Grant from the moment he arrives until the moment he leaves the Egypt.

NOVEMBER 1, 2016ByASHER WEBER
Ghana's head coach Avram Grant of Israel stands with his players.