17.07.2013                      10.Aw.5773

Sinai:

Analysis: Israel, Egypt forge counterterrorism partnership

The security situation in Sinai appears to be pulling Egypt's new military regime closer with Israel, which is not hesitating to embrace the newly minted power players in Cairo.

Egypt’s new military-backed leadership can count on Israel for support; relieved that the Muslim Brotherhood regime is gone, Israel is willing to be flexible when it comes to the limits imposed by the 1979 peace treaty….