June 7, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on June 7, 2013

April 23, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 23, 2013

Does Egypt want Jon Stewart arrested? [VIDEO]

By JewishJournal
Published on April 3, 2013

Recalling a second exodus

Published on March 28, 2013

Frolicking with her fiancé in the cool waters of the Suez Canal, Lilian Abada would never have imagined she was about to experience the first of a string of events that would ultimately lead her to flee her native Egypt for Israel with only one suitcase.

Should Israel fear “the king which knew not Josef?”

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on March 27, 2013

February 22, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 22, 2013

Muslim Brotherhood tops Simon Wiesenthal Center anti-Semite list

Published on December 28, 2012

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood produced the worst anti-Semitic and anti-Israel slurs this year, according to the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Egypt’s opposition protests draft constitution

Published on December 9, 2012

Egypt's opposition said it would continue to protest an upcoming referendum on a draft constitution even after President Mohammed Morsi cancelled decrees that gave him virtually unlimited power.

Egyptian protesters penetrate barrier at Morsi’s palace

Published on December 7, 2012

Egyptian protesters broke through a barbed wire barricade keeping them from the presidential palace in Cairo on Friday and some climbed onto army tanks and waved flags.

Obama expresses deep concern to Egypt’s Morsi about violence

Published on December 6, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama called Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday to express his "deep concern" about the deaths and injuries of protesters in Egypt and said dialogue between opposing sides should be held without preconditions, the White House said.

More demonstrations in Tahrir Square against Morsi power grab

Published on November 28, 2012

Police fired tear gas and beat demonstrators as large-scale protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square continued over Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's power grab.

Protests after “Pharaoh” Morsi assumes powers in Egypt

Published on November 23, 2012

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's decision to assume sweeping powers caused fury amongst his opponents and prompted violent clashes in central Cairo and other cities on Friday.

Israel, Gaza fighting rages on as Egypt seeks truce

Published on November 17, 2012

Israel bombed militant targets in Gaza for a fifth straight day on Sunday, launching aerial and naval attacks as its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw "some indications" of a truce ahead.

Israel hits Hamas government buildings, reservists mobilized

Published on November 17, 2012

Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas government buildings in Gaza on Saturday, including the prime minister's office, after Israel's cabinet authorized the mobilization of up to 75,000 reservists in preparation for a possible ground invasion.

Israel requests reservists after rockets target cities

Published on November 16, 2012

Israeli ministers were on Friday asked to endorse the call-up of up to 75,000 reservists after Palestinian militants nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades and fired at Tel Aviv for a second day.

How to turn crisis into diplomatic promise in Gaza

Published on November 16, 2012

The crisis over Gaza was triggered by a Hamas escalation of missile attacks against Israel, which resulted in Israeli retaliation, the killing of Ahmed Jabari -- the Hamas military chief, and the destruction from the air of major Hamas missile emplacements.

Jerusalem and Tel Aviv under rocket fire, Netanyahu warns Gaza

Published on November 16, 2012

Palestinian militants nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades on Friday and fired at Tel Aviv for a second day, in a stinging challenge to Israel's Gaza offensive after an Egyptian bid to broker a truce.

Gaza militants use Egyptian-brokered ceasefire to launch 21 rockets into Israel

Published on November 16, 2012

Palestinian militants reportedly fired 21 rockets from Gaza into Israel during a unilateral ceasefire called by Israel to facilitate a visit to Gaza by Egypt’s prime minister.

France’s Hollande contacts Netanyahu to end Gaza fighting

Published on November 15, 2012

French President Francois Hollande has made contact with the leaders of Israel and Egypt to try to prevent an escalation of fighting in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Jean-Francois Ayrault said on Thursday.

Israeli defense official: ‘Shocking dictatorship’ has grown in Egypt

Published on November 2, 2012

Amos Gilad, an Israeli defense official, said that “a shocking dictatorship has grown in Egypt,” according to reports in Israeli media.

Egyptian Islamists vow revenge against Israel for Gaza killings

Published on October 16, 2012

An Islamist group in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel said on Tuesday it will take revenge against the Jewish state for the killing of Palestinian militants in Gaza at the weekend.

Egypt’s President Morsi to decline Israel visit invitation

Published on August 29, 2012

A day after Israel's foreign minister called on Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to visit Israel, a Muslim Brotherhood official called such a visit impossible.

Sinai border attack seen as test in Egypt-Israel relationship

Published on August 7, 2012

The attack this week along the Israel-Egypt border poses dilemmas both for Israel and for the new Egyptian president.

Hamas’ Haniyeh: Egypt will protect Gaza

Published on July 13, 2012

The head of Hamas in Gaza said Egypt's new president would shield Gaza from attacks by Israel and would lift the blockade.

Egypt’s Morsi keen to renew long-severed Iran ties

Published on June 25, 2012

Egypt's Islamist President-elect Mohamed Morsi voiced interest in restoring long-severed ties with Tehran to create a strategic "balance" in the region, in an interview published on Monday with Iran's Fars news agency.

Muslim Brotherhood candidate declared winner of Egyptian presidential election

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on June 24, 2012