US Pressuring Israel to Surrender Security Concerns to Egypt

Peloni:  The scandalous demands being made of Israel as reported here by International Security Expert, Khaled Hassan, are intolerable and must be refused as unacceptable.  Is the only interests of the Americans in this gambit to move things along no matter the consequences?  Is there truly to be no accountability under this American fiasco billed as a peace plan even at the outset of what has been sold as ‘Peace in Our Time’?  Netanyahu must resist these demands, at all costs.  Failing to do so will set the future security arrangements up0n an even more perilous path if he fails to do so.

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The US is seeking an Egyptian-Israeli summit. However, reports indicate that for it to begin, Israel must first approve the gas deal. This is despite Israel’s demands that make its approval conditional on a reduction of Egyptian military presence in Sinai.

In essence, the US wants Israel to compromise on its conditions and simply give the green light to the deal.

Given the current positions, such a summit is highly unlikely to occur as long as:

Israel maintains its presence in the Philadelphi Corridor, or refuses to agree to a clear path for withdrawal from it.

Israel continues to link the deal to political concessions.

Egypt’s position is straightforward: if Israel wants Egypt to return to pre-October 7th levels of military presence in Sinai, then Israel must first return to its pre-October 7th military posture along the Gaza-Egypt border.

December 9, 2025 | 6 Comments »

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