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Africa North

Palestinian cause a priority for Cairo: Egypt's Sisi

2020-12-01

[AlAhram] El-Sisi met with the Paleostinian Authority President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas
...aka Abu Mazen, a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial. While no Yasser Arafat, he has his own brand of evil, just a little more lowercase....
in Cairo on Monday.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi conveyed to Paleostinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday his "full support" for the PA's position on political reconciliation, a statement by the Egyptian presidency read.

That’s nice. But the Isrqelis have the upper hand now, having peeled off most of the Oalestinian’s moneyed friends, so the rest of you can posture ineffectually as much as you like.

Presidency Spokesman Bassam Rady said El-Sisi received Abbas in Cairo in a meeting attended by Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry, head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamel, his Paleostinian counterpart Maged Farag, and the Paleostinian ambassador in Cairo.

...who, it appears, is nameless. How very sad for him.

El-Sisi stressed that the Paleostinian cause will always be a priority for Cairo,

...a low priority, ‘tis true, but a priority nonetheless...

affirming continued efforts to retrieve the legitimate rights of the Paleostinian people according to international legitimacy.

Golly. That does sound impressive.

He added the current stage calls for intensifying Arab efforts to resume peace negotiations between the Paleostinians and Israelis.

Effort away!

Abbas affirmed the importance of consultations and coordination with El-Sisi over developments in the Paleostinian crisis.

He said he appreciates Cairo’s efforts, historic positions, and firm stand in supporting the Paleostinian cause, and its endeavours to preserve the Paleostinians’ rights and achieve national unity.

And such endeavours they have been, too. Completely unsuccessful on all fronts, sadly, but endeavours none the same.

El-Sisi and Abbas agreed to continue intensified coordination to follow up on the latest measures to break the current deadlock and resume peace talks.

Time is an arrow, and y’all chose to miss your last opportunity before the President Trump changed the world irrevocably.

The meeting comes one day after El-Sisi discussed the Paleostinian issue with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in a phone call. The two leaders exchanged views on means to revive the grinding of the peace processor in the Middle East.

Posted by:trailing wife

#4 I suppose Israel would have given it back if they thought it would help.

As I recall, Israel tried to give Gaza back int he Land For Peace negotiations, but Egypt did not want it. The old Philistine city of Gaza has been troublesome since the Roman empire, I understand.

Posted by: trailing wife 2020-12-01 11:30

#3 Gaza used to be part of Egypt. I suppose Israel would have given it back if they thought it would help.
IMO, Sisi has demonstrated a diplomatic priority regarding to reducing violence in the Gaza Strip. There are too many competing interests in Gaza for peace as we know it to occur anytime soon.

Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 2020-12-01 10:48

#2 Move them into Sinai, lots of space there and its further from Israel. Then Egypt can take care of them.

Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-12-01 10:31

#1 When they say break the current deadlock are they referring to between hamas and the plo? Doesnt that have to happen first?

Posted by: Penguin_of_the_Desert 2020-12-01 06:57

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