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Egypt's Policy Towards Israel: The Impact of Foreign and Domestic Constraints

2006; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13537120500382040

1743-9086

Jacob Abadi,

Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts

Abstract Egyptian policy towards Israel has lacked consistency and issues relating to its role as leader of the Arab world have weighed more heavily on its Israel policy than actual hostility towards the Jewish state. Moreover, the existence of a powerful and vocal Islamist constituency, and the pressure of over-population, a weak economy and over-reliance on US support have also played a role. Egypt has not relinquished its desire to lead the Arab world and this has prevented it from developing a meaningful rapprochement with Israel. Notes 1. Judith Miller, God Has Ninety-Nine Names: Reporting from a Militant Middle East, New York, 1996, p. 58. 2. J. Heyworth-Dunne, Religious and Political Trends in Modern Egypt, Washington, DC, 1950, pp. 22–23 and 49. 3. David Zeidan, ‘Radical Islam in Egypt: A Comparison of Two Groups’, in Barry Rubin (ed.), Revolutionaries and Reformers: Contemporary Islamist Movements in the Middle East, Albany, New York, 2003, pp. 17–18. 4. 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Additional informationNotes on contributorsJacob Abadi Jacob Abadi is a Professor in the department of History, The United States Air Force Academy.