The fact of the matter is that Egypt’s position towards this conflict was pivotal in determining its dynamics and the arguably genocidal consequences in the present. Its leadership’s hatred of Hamas is entirely responsible for why this country didn’t play a greater role in trying to alleviate the Palestinians’ suffering.
Al Sisi is just a good vassal of the US Empire. If Egypt had its own, independent government, things would be very different. I'm sure most Egyptians think the same thing.
There are a lot of ‘if onlys’ here. I don’t see the geography of Egypt as sufficient justification to impose the burden upon them. Egypt is hardly stable itself and John Schmeeckles’ comment re the British is relevant.
Korybko writes of "national security pretexts" and Egypt's "hatred for Hamas" as the excuses for Egypt's inaction.
But maybe Egypt has a better argument.
A century ago British Intelligence created the Muslim Brotherhood as a fundamentalist group to destabilize Egypt and the Arab world. The Americans played a role in the rise of ISIS, and the Israelis played a role in the rise of Hamas:
Al Sisi is just a good vassal of the US Empire. If Egypt had its own, independent government, things would be very different. I'm sure most Egyptians think the same thing.
There are a lot of ‘if onlys’ here. I don’t see the geography of Egypt as sufficient justification to impose the burden upon them. Egypt is hardly stable itself and John Schmeeckles’ comment re the British is relevant.
Korybko writes of "national security pretexts" and Egypt's "hatred for Hamas" as the excuses for Egypt's inaction.
But maybe Egypt has a better argument.
A century ago British Intelligence created the Muslim Brotherhood as a fundamentalist group to destabilize Egypt and the Arab world. The Americans played a role in the rise of ISIS, and the Israelis played a role in the rise of Hamas:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/
Perhaps Egypt is justifiably paranoid about Hamas extremists infiltrating a flood of Palestinian refugees.