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it was back in Egyptian hands. The sprawling complex

the Egyptian constitution and the nature of its

or as the Egyptian novelist Alaa Al Aswany

…o be told that none of our artillery batteries was within range. Realizing we couldn’t penetrate the front armor of the Egyptian tanks, he ordered a platoon from the rear to leave the road and fire on the Egyptians’ from their flank. When one T-55 was hit and started to burn, he...

…hout any accompanying political liberalization. Eventually, either a government will improve conditions for the average Egyptian, or it will become so repressive that mass action ceases to be a viable option. The third option is a total crackdown on any and all political movement...

…transition to democracy. All things considered, some here have suggested, the change in tone may be intended to placate Egyptian public opinion rather than actually press the military to give up power. “T think they are working for their own interests, particularly regarding the...

…get us, and it, into Egypt. But we couldn’t fly directly to the cable site in the Sinai. We might just as well tell the Egyptians we were on our way. At around 1,100 pounds, it was much too heavy for us to carry. And if we were going to go ahead with the mission, time was running...

…e deep sense of apprehension in Israel in the weeks before the war. Even now, it appeared, there was a concern that the Egyptians might reclaim the parts of the Sinai which we had captured. When the armored column got close to Gebel Libni, I pulled our Jeep aside and headed for...

… imposed on them, the young Arabs instead criticized how America reacted to them. (President Obama’s failure to support Egyptian revolutionaries until after Mubarak was clearly a goner, and his inconsistency helping Libya’s rebels, but not Syria’s, were both widely criticized.) B...

…e deep sense of apprehension in Israel in the weeks before the war. Even now, it appeared, there was a concern that the Egyptians might reclaim the parts of the Sinai which we had captured. When the armored column got close to Gebel Libni, I pulled our Jeep aside and headed for...

…reak, I radioed Yitzhik to suggest he fire off a flare, but he thought that would put them at even greater mercy of the Egyptians. Instead, he tossed out a smoke grenade. We spotted it, more than a half-a-mile away, slightly below us and to our right. I ordered us forward, leavin...

…an for the preemptive air strikes. But he did adjust our ground advance. Just as with Eshkol’s knowledge of the initial Egyptian advance in the Sinai before the war, Dayan’s judgements were informed by detailed, real-time intelligence on where enemy tanks and troops were located,...

…chieving peace. President Obama had stated that he has a personal commitment to bring peace to the Middle East. We, the Egyptians, and the rest of the Arab world tell him that we are ready for peace. We have the Arab Peace Initiative. This goes in line with the stated U.S. nation...

Egyptian missile boats attacked and sunk Israel’s

near Mishmar Hasharon. Egyptian-held Gaza was seven miles