Egypt’s Extraordinary Retreat, Calls for Israeli Hostages Release

Peloni:  Khaled Hassan, a foreign policy and national security researcher and a Council Member of President Herzog’s Voice of the People Initiative, speaks with reporter Daniel Ben Ami regarding a striking shift in Egyptian strategy vis a vis Israel and the West.  Drawing on several recent events, including the US sale of a long sought advanced air defense weapon system to Egypt, and shifting terminology of ‘hostages’ by Sisi, Hassan presents his conclusion that the US has recently given up on its policy of relocating the Gazans and Sisi will be removed in the near future.  I question if Hassan has it backwards, ie rather than Washington having surrendered it’s position on Gaza to Egypt, that it is Egypt who has surrendered its position to Washington.