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

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on March 27, 2013

So you want to know if a ‘Third Intifada’ is coming…

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 25, 2013

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.

Egypt media say six Sinai “terrorists” held after attack

Published on August 10, 2012

The Egyptian army has captured six people it regards as "terrorists" in Sinai after an attack on a police station earlier this week that killed 16 border guards near the border with Israel, a military source told state media on Friday.

Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi wins presidency in Egypt

Published on June 24, 2012

Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was declared the winner of Egypt's presidential race in its first democratic elections.

Egypt holds first round of voting in presidential election

Published on May 24, 2012

Egypt is holding its first round of balloting for its first presidential election since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak during an uprising more than a year ago.

Egypt’s new politics make Israel ties a target

Published on April 24, 2012

To mark the day Egypt regained control of the Sinai peninsula from Israel, a group of protesters pledged they would this week cover a memorial to Israelis killed in the war with an Egyptian flag bearing the words: "Sinai - the invaders' graveyard."

Egypt ends gas deal with Israel, stakeholder says

Published on April 22, 2012

Egypt's energy companies have terminated a long-term deal to supply Israel with gas after the cross-border pipeline sustained months of sabotage since a revolt last year, a stakeholder in the deal said on Sunday.

Egypt: U.S. aid cut may force Israel treaty review

Published on February 16, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood has warned that Egypt may review its 1979 peace deal with Israel if the United States cuts aid to the country, a move that could undermine a cornerstone of Washington's Middle East policy.

Israel congratulates Egypt on new parliament

Published on January 26, 2012

Israel congratulated Egypt on the inauguration of its new parliament, the first in the post-Mubarak era.

Egypt’s Islamists claim most seats in run-off vote

Published on December 7, 2011

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said on Wednesday it won most seats in a first-round parliamentary vote, with early tallies suggesting liberals had backed some of its candidates to block hardline Salafis.

Islamists seek to extend gains in Egypt run-off vote

Published on December 5, 2011

The Muslim Brotherhood's party will seek to extend a lead over hardline Islamists in run-offs in Egypt's parliamentary vote Monday, with liberal parties struggling to hold their ground in a political landscape redrawn by the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt awaits poll results, Tahrir protest starts

Published on December 2, 2011

Egypt will hear the results of elections which Islamist parties expect to win on Friday and protesters rallied in Cairo to remember 42 people killed in clashes with police last month.

Egypt Islamists expect gains in post-Mubarak poll

Published on November 29, 2011

Egyptians voted on Tuesday in a parliamentary election that Islamists hope will sweep them closer to power, even though the army generals who took over from President Hosni Mubarak have yet to step aside.

Egypt votes in first post-Mubarak election

Published on November 28, 2011

Egyptians voted on Monday in their first election since a popular revolt ousted Hosni Mubarak, amid fears the generals who replaced the deposed leader would try to cling on to power.

Egypt vote tests troubled political transition

Published on November 27, 2011

Egyptians vote on Monday in the first big test of a transition born in popular revolutionary euphoria that soured into distrust of the generals who replaced their master, Hosni Mubarak.

The Muslim world is out of control

Published on October 28, 2011

The Muslim world is out of control. And that’s a good thing.

American-Israeli Ilan Grapel is freed in prisoner exchange with Egypt

Published on October 27, 2011

Egypt released an American-Israeli it held as an alleged spy and Israel freed 25 Egyptians in a prisoner swap on Thursday that will ease strains between Cairo's new rulers and the United States and Israel.

The Arab Spring and Iraq

Published on October 26, 2011

The Arab Spring, as a moniker for the revolution that seemed about to sweep the Middle East earlier this year, has given way to far less cheerful seasonal metaphors — from long, hot summer to dark, dismal winter. In Egypt, where “people power” toppled Hosni Mubarak’s corrupt dictatorship, the dream of freedom has morphed into a nightmare of mob violence and military crackdown. In other countries whose dictators have been more willing to use extreme savagery to hold on to power, the opposition is getting slaughtered — except for Libya, where Western intervention has made the difference.

Opinion: Is Assad next?

By Douglas M. Bloomfield
Published on October 25, 2011

Bashar Assad must have felt a chill when he saw the pictures of Muamar Gadhafi’s final moments and knowing that Syrian crowds were chanting, “Assad is next.”

Israeli Cabinet approves Grapel prisoner swap deal

Published on October 25, 2011

Israel's Cabinet unanimously approved a deal to release dual American-Israeli citizen Ilan Grapel in exchange for 25 Egyptians being held in Israeli prisons.

Egyptian gas flows again to Israel

Published on October 24, 2011

Egypt has renewed pumping gas to Israel through a pipeline that has been attacked six times in less than a year.

Netanyahu aide denies Mubarak asylum offer

Published on August 4, 2011

An aide to Benjamin Netanyahu denied an Israeli lawmaker’s assertion that the prime minister had offered Hosni Mubarak asylum in Israel.

Israeli lawmaker says he offered Mubarak asylum

Published on August 3, 2011

As the trial of Hosni Mubarak began in Egypt, an Israeli lawmaker said he had offered political asylum in Israel to the longtime Egyptian president.

Was Mubarak a Zionist?

By Douglas Bloomfield
Published on May 10, 2011

Was Hosni Mubarak a Zionist, as his critics within Egypt and across the Arab world suggest?

Egypt questions Mubarak on gas deal with Israel

Published on April 25, 2011

Egyptian judicial authorities have extended deposed President Hosni Mubarak's detention to question him regarding a natural gas deal with Egypt. Egypt lost more than $714 million in the deal, Egypt's prosecutor said in a statement, the New York Times reported.

Egypt’s Mubarak, sons detained

Published on April 13, 2011

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons have been detained for 15 days while the country's prosecutor general investigates corruption allegations. Wednesday's detentions came a day after Mubarak, 82, was hospitalized in Sharm el-Sheik with heart problems, which afflicted him as prosecutors began questioning him over allegations of corruption and abuse of power. He is also being investigated on allegations that he ordered the military to fire on demonstrators. State prosecutors are probing his sons, Alaa and Gamal, on allegations of embezzlement.

Egypt’s foreign minister talks tough on Israel

Published on April 4, 2011

Egypt's new foreign minister said the days of Israel getting cheap gas and strategic benefits are over.

Arab unrest alters power balance in as yet unseen ways

Published on March 1, 2011

Though Israel lives in a dangerous neighborhood, surrounded by countries whose leaders or people wish its destruction, over the years it had adjusted to the status quo, more or less figuring out how to get by while keeping an eye on gradual change.

Egypt Debrief: Social media lessons for Jewish community

Published on February 23, 2011

With the Internet playing such a high profile role in the events in the Middle East, what can we learn about more effectively leveraging social media? How can we use social media to foster a more engaged and activated Jewish community? We consulted with Amy Niles Gonzalez and David Sable, both highly regarded digital marketing experts, to offer insights into recent events and how to become a more digital savvy community.

So, the Pharaoh is gone

Published on February 16, 2011

Hosni Mubarak was last seen in Sharm el-Sheikh and may soon be on his way out of the country. His son Gamal has been neutralized (for now). The army says it is in control and will move the country to democracy — but by the time of this writing it has not yet met with the true leaders of the uprising. What happens next?

In Egypt, joy and elation 30 years in the making

Published on February 16, 2011

There was disappointment and sadness hours earlier. Some people, thousands in fact, had already camped outside the presidential palace to force the president to leave. Others vowed to continue to stay in the square of the Egyptian capital, braving the cold, and sometimes the rains, until the man who had ruled them with an iron fist for 30 years left office and was brought to justice. Some lost faith. Others mumbled words about their burning desire to change their country.

Post-Mubarak, Obama embraces Middle East reform

Published on February 15, 2011

A combination of calculation, luck and principles are steering the Obama administration to emphasize democracy and human rights in the Middle East in the post-Mubarak era. On Tuesday, President Obama laid out a revamped strategy that takes into account U.S. strategic interests in the region while also emphasizing the need to accommodate uprisings that have swept away governments in Egypt and Tunisia, as well as protests nipping at U.S. allies in Barhain, Jordan and Yemen.

[UPDATE] Iranians demonstrate in support of Egypt

Published on February 15, 2011

One protester was killed and dozens were injured as thousands of Iranians demonstrated in support of uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Dozens of opposition protesters were arrested in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, and Iranian security forces fired tear gas at protesters marching in central Tehran toward Freedom Square on Monday, Reuters reported.

Clinton: People of Iran deserve same rights as Egyptians

Published on February 14, 2011

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has expressed support for the tens of thousands of protesters in Iran's capital, saying they deserve to have the same rights that they saw being played out in Egypt and are part of their own birthright.

Netanyahu welcomes Egyptian military reassurances

Published on February 13, 2011

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed statements by Egypt's military that it would honor the country's peace treaty with Israel.

Forgive Me For Not Joining Mubarak’s Going-Away Party

By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
Published on February 12, 2011

Mubarak slammed U.S. in phone call with Israeli MK before resignation

Published on February 11, 2011

Hosni Mubarak had harsh words for the United States and what he described as its misguided quest for democracy in the Middle East in a telephone call with an Israeli lawmaker a day before he quit as Egypt's president.

Mubarak’s fall heralds new power player in the Mideast: the Arab street

Published on February 11, 2011

Hosni Mubarak’s resignation Friday from Egypt’s presidency following three weeks of intense street demonstrations raises a host of questions not just for the future of Egypt and its peace treaty with Israel, but for the entire Middle East. The most remarkable feature of the developments in Egypt -- and, several weeks before it, the ouster of the longtime dictator of Tunisia amid similar protests -- is the introduction of a major new power player in the Middle East: the Arab street.

Mubarak resigns, army assumes power [LIVE VIDEO]

Published on February 11, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned and the military has assumed power. Omar Suleiman, appointed vice president by Mubarak last week in a bid to quell burgeoning protests, made the announcement on state TV Friday and said that power had transferred to the military's Supreme Council.

Mubarak Resigns: Now What?

By Rob Eshman
Published on February 11, 2011

Mubarak Resigns: Now What?

By Rob Eshman
Published on February 11, 2011

Mubarak leaves Cairo as protests continue

Published on February 11, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reportedly is leaving Cairo, but who is in control remains unclear.

Egypt envoy to DC: Mubarak has handed off to Suleiman

Published on February 10, 2011

The Egyptian ambassador to the United States says President Hosni Mubarak has relinquished his powers to Omar Suleiman, the vice president. "President Mubarak transfered the powers of his presidency to his vice president," Sameh Shoukry told CNN in a phone call he said he made to clarify its reporting of Mubarak's speech Thursday night. "We can say the president is the de jure president and the vice president is the de facto president."

Mubarak pledges to stay until September [VIDEO]

Published on February 10, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reaffirmed his determination to stay in power until September. "I said I will not nominate myself for the next presidential elections and I am committed to that," he said in a national address late Thursday night. He said he will stay in power until September, when elections are to take place, "so that the powers will be transferred to whomever the electorate chooses in the new elections."

MUBARAK WILL STAY IN POWER

Published on February 10, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he will not step down until September elections. He will transfer some power to Vice President Omar Suleiman.

American Jews must regain focus on Middle East

Published on February 10, 2011

The rapid changes in the Middle East are leading many in the American Jewish community to suffer from “analysis paralysis.” We have become so mesmerized by events in Cairo that we have stopped doing vitally important work to advance American interests and stability in the Middle East, as well as Israel’s security. It is critical that we refocus our energies on what American leaders and citizens can do now:

MUBARAK SPEAKS TO NATION [LIVE VIDEO]

Published on February 10, 2011

Live video of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as he speaks to the nation.

Mubarak to address Egyptian nation [VIDEO]

Published on February 10, 2011

Despite reports that President Hosni Mubarak will announce Thursday night that he is yielding power to the nation's military, an information minister denied on state television Thursday evening that the embattled leader is stepping down.

Unrest in Egypt reverberates at Israel’s top security confab

Published on February 10, 2011

In the sleek, blue auditorium filled with spotlights and large video screens at Israel's premier annual national security policy conference, all eyes were fixed on the revolution next door, in Cairo's Tahrir Square. From the Israelis among the experts, diplomats and security officials assembled for the 11th annual Herzliya Conference near Tel Aviv, there were dark assessments and discussion of preparing for worst-case scenarios.

Report: Mubarak to step down from Egypt government within hours

Published on February 10, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will reportedly step down from Egypt's government on Thursday evening, according to sources cited by NBC News.

Israel and the dictators (besides Mubarak)

Published on February 9, 2011

It’s not that we’re against democracy, goes the Israeli line on Egypt, it’s that we’re afraid of the Islamists and radical Arab nationalists taking over. We’re afraid to lose the peace. We’re right on Egypt’s border – the front line. We love democracy, we want democracy for everyone, certainly for our Arab neighbors, and we hate dictatorship, of course – we’re just very worried about our security, and we have a right to be.

Egypt moves to limit presidential terms as protests reach 16th day

Published on February 9, 2011

A judiciary committee formed to review Egypt's constitution has agreed to amend six articles, state media reported on Wednesday, as anti-government protests continued for the 16th straight day.

What’s at stake in Egypt

Published on February 8, 2011

There is such a huge flow of news here in Cairo these days that Salah Abdullah, an Egyptian carpenter in his 30s, says he is not able to keep track of everything.

Concern rising along the Israel-Egypt border

Published on February 7, 2011

Driving along the Israel-Egypt border near this southern Israeli town, rusted metal posts strung with barbed wire give way to sand dunes and an exposed, open border as wide open as the question of what will become of the countries' relations now that Egypt is in turmoil.

Protests linger as normal life in Cairo begins to resume

Published on February 7, 2011

With Egypt’s revolt entering a third week, many parts of Cairo appeared to be resuming normal life on Monday: A.T.M.’s dispensed much-needed cash, shops and banks were staffed — though some kept their doors shut to customers — and the city’s drivers were snarled in a vast traffic jam.

Key leadership quits Egypt ruling party; Mubarak retains presidency

By Jay Firestone
Published on February 5, 2011

The top leadership body of Egypt's ruling party resigned Saturday, including the president's son, but the regime appeared to be digging in its heels, calculating that it can ride out street demonstrations and keep President Hosni Mubarak in office.

Five myths, five lessons of the Egypt uprising

Published on February 4, 2011

As the Middle East is engulfed in a series of often violent pro-democracy demonstrations and counter demonstrations, that have shattered the myth of stability in that region, there are a number of other myths which have been shattered as well, about which no one has said a word. These are the elephants in the room, and try as hard as some would to turn a blind eye to them, they are now more self-evident than ever. Borrowing from the Letterman Show, here is my own Top Five List, together with a few conclusions.

Egyptian chaos poses huge challenge to the U.S.

Published on February 4, 2011

The late Israeli prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, was fond of pointing out that Israel “lives in a bad neighborhood.” The popular revolt in Egypt reminds us of the enduring truth of that comment.