The Jerusalem Post reports: Egyptians view President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s speech this week calling for a new effort to reach an Israeli-Palestinian agreement as not such a big deal, a Cairo-based columnist for the Al-Arabiya News website told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
“People who are against him are using it to show that he is against Islamic and Arab concerns, and those that support him say that the idea supports regional stability by seeking to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” said Abdallah Schleifer, who also is a professor emeritus at the American University in Cairo.
In other words, both sides are finding what they want in the speech, he said.
Sisi said on Tuesday, “I ask that the Israeli leadership allow this speech to be broadcast in Israel one or two times, as this is a genuine opportunity… We are willing to make all efforts to help find a solution to this problem.”
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