Tag Archives: President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Obama Lifts Freeze on Egyptian Weapon Sales

DEFENSE NEWS by Aaron Mehta March 31, 2015 The White House lifted an executive hold on weapon sales to Egypt Tuesday, as part of a broader attempt to “modernize” the military relationship between the two countries. President Obama informed Egyptian … Continue reading

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Obama Gives Sisi the Netanyahu Treatment

COMMENTARY by Jonathan Tobin March 11, 2015 In a Middle East where Islamist terror groups and the Iranian regime and its allies have been on the offensive in recent years, the one bright spot for the West in the region … Continue reading

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An Island of Normalization in the Mideast?

COMMENTARY by Evelyn Gordon February 25, 2015 An imploding Middle East would seem an unlikely setting for finally realizing the Zionist dream of progress toward normalization with Israel’s neighbors. So I had to rub my eyes when I read the … Continue reading

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Hero of the Middle East: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

GATESTONE by Bassam Tawil February 23, 2015 Sheikh Dr. Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar University, the seat of Sunni Islam, yesterday delivered a courageous, historic speech in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, urging reform in religious education to curb … Continue reading

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