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Israel must maintain neighborly relations with Egypt

Egypt is not a terrorist cell, but rather a neighbor and a fellow partner in facing the threat.

The circumstances of the terrorist attack that set off the escalation in relations between Israel and Egypt and destroyed the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas must be thoroughly examined. Was there adequate warning of the attack? Did the Israel Defense Forces prepare for such an eventuality? How were the Egyptian soldiers killed? And these are only a few of the questions that require clarification and examination.

The Israelis and Egyptian fatalities were not the only victims of this terror attack. The fragile relations between Israel and Egypt are now being put to a difficult test. [...]

It should be remembered that even under Mubarak, control of Sinai was not absolute. The tragic terrorist attacks in the past on the Sinai coast, the smuggling tunnels that have operated between Gaza and Sinai, the attacks on Egyptian state institutions by disgruntled Bedouin and the development of a presence of radical Islamic organizations in the country did not begin under the new Egyptian regime, which inherited a tough reality in Sinai and is demonstrating determination to change it.

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