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February 14, 2025

Egypt Is Trapped by the Gaza Dilemma It Helped to Create

Explaining the military buildup in the Sinai.

Recent satellite imagery has shown a buildup of Egyptian tanks near the Israeli border, in violation of Egypt-Israel agreements going back to the 1970s. It’s possible Cairo wants to prevent Palestinians from entering the Sinai from Gaza, or perhaps it wants to send a message to the U.S. that it will take all measures necessary to keep that from happening. But there is also a chance, however small, that it could be preparing for something more dangerous. David Wurmser examines President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi’s predicament:

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February 14, 2025

  1. Egypt Is Trapped by the Gaza Dilemma It Helped to Create

    Explaining the military buildup in the Sinai.

  2. How China Is Helping the Houthis

    Buying Iranian oil and sending the jihadists equipment.

  3. How Ukraine Can Help the U.S. and Israel

    Countering Iranian weapons and Russian influence in the Middle East.

  4. Unlocking the Sublime Poetry of Job

    “Had there been bicycles in ancient Israel, I suspect we would find a bicycle simile somewhere in this book.”

  5. The Matzah Queen of New York

    The remarkable life of Regina Horowitz-Margareten.