Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi warned that there will be no popular normalization with Israel until a Palestinian state is established and the occupation ends, speaking at the inauguration of Egypt's new State Strategic Command headquarters. Sisi said there can be no lasting regional stability without a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian settlement. Cairo is not announcing a break in its official peace treaty with Israel.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi warned Sunday that there will be no 'popular normalization' with Israel until a Palestinian state is established and the occupation ends, speaking at the inauguration of Egypt's new State Strategic Command headquarters near Cairo. Sisi said there can be no lasting regional stability without a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian settlement. Cairo is not announcing a break in its official peace treaty with Israel, which has been in place since 1979, but the relationship remains a cold peace with deep public resistance to normalization.
The statement reinforces Sisi's consistent position. As The Zioneer reported, Sisi recently hosted the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey for US-Iran mediation talks, emphasizing the need for a just solution to the Palestinian issue. He also previously called on Israel to halt territorial expansion in Gaza. The remarks come as Israel continues to face diplomatic pressure on the Palestinian front, with the Trump administration pursuing a US-Iran agreement that has raised concerns in Israel about military freedom of action.
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