Israel, between the cold of Egyptian peace and the warmth of Emirati normalisation
A man holds a phone showing a picture of Egypt's self-proclaimed "superstar" Mohamed Ramadan posted by the official Facebook page of the State of Israel in Arabic (linked to the foreign ministry) depicting Ramadan (R) hugging Israeli midfielder Dia Saba in Dubai on 22 November 2020 [KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images]
December 18, 2020 at 12:15 am
The scandal caused by the photo of Egyptian singer and actor Mohamed Ramadan with Israeli artists is continuously being referred to with reference to the decline in normalisation with the Egyptians, despite the passage of 40 years since the signing of the Camp David Accords. Although only a few weeks have passed since the signing of the agreements with the Gulf countries, within a few months Israel has achieved with the Gulf states what it has not managed to reach with Egypt for 40 years.