Jimmy Carter owes his Nobel peace prize in large part to the peace deal he brokered between Israel and Egypt in 1978 (and has never let the world forget it).
Blitzer covered the first Israeli-Egyptian peace conference in Egypt in 1977, and, in 1979, he traveled with then-President Jimmy Carter on visits to Egypt and Israel for the final round of negotiations that resulted in the signing of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty.
And then both Secretary Clinton and Tom Donilon have been speaking to our ambassadors in Israel and Egypt.
Many fall into the hands of ruthless and well-armed people-smuggling gangs as they try to make their way to Israel or Egypt in search of a better life.
As in the case of the growing tensions between Israel and Egypt, the rupture between Israel and Turkey leaves America helplessly in the middle.
Israel surrendered the entire Sinai Peninsula to Egypt and in exchange, Egypt has not staged a military attack against Israel from its territory.
Mr Obama's decision not to visit Israel when he stopped in Egypt early in his first term disappointed many Israelis.
Can Israel do anything about shifting politics in Egypt and the rest of the Arab world that are sidelining pragmatists who sought an accommodation with Israel?
Daley is to meet with his counterparts in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Authority and Lebanon.
In an interview with CNN, Clinton said the problem was discussed at length during her meetings in Egypt and Israel.
Whereas in places like Egypt, Israel's relations with the country are completely contingent on the identity of Egypt's leader, in the US, the president does not determine whether the alliance between Washington and Jerusalem will remain strong.
He spent most of his career in the Middle East and North Africa, including postings to Israel, Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia, in addition to serving as the deputy chief of the U.S. mission to Libya from 2007 to 2009, during the rule of Moammar Gadhafi, according to the State Department.
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After his talks in Israel, Hagel planned stops in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
Soon after arriving in Israel, Mitchell left for Egypt, where he is to meet with President Hosni Mubarak.
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Under the terms of the Egypt-Israel peace treaty, Egypt is prohibited from deploying military forces in the Sinai.
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Israel's steady economic growth and its recently discovered natural gas fields should make it possible for Israel to decrease the military aid it receives from the US. This is true even though the revolutions in Egypt and throughout the Arab world will require Israel to massively increase its defense budget.
In 1980, Egypt and Israel established diplomatic relations, marking the end of 30 years of war between the two nations.
Mr. Steinitz said Israel supports the establishment of a democracy in Egypt.
In a very real sense, the Bush administration's willingness to be taken in by Erdogan paved the way for its decision in 2005 to pressure Israel to allow Hamas to participate in the Palestinian elections and to coerce Egypt into allowing the Muslim Brotherhood to participate in its parliamentary poll.
Former petroleum minister Sameh Fahmy is among a host of other former Egyptian officials charged in relation to prices set in the Israel gas deal, according to Egypt's state-run Ahmramonline website.
The terms will probably include an end to Hamas's rocket fire and tighter monitoring of the tunnels between Gaza and Egypt, in return for Israel's lifting of its economic blockade (see article).
Egypt and Israel agree that, in order to ensure a peaceful and orderly transfer of authority, and taking into account the security concerns of all the parties, there should be transitional arrangements for the West Bank and Gaza for a period not exceeding five years.
Even more troubling for Israel, Field-Marshal Muhammad Tantawi, Egypt's top man for the time being, and others in Egypt's interim military government were unavailable to take calls from Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, until Barack Obama intervened directly with them.
Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, but their relations remain strained.
Whatever ends up happening, it is clear that Israel is entering a new era in its relations with Egypt.
The EU team was expected to arrive in Egypt on Sunday before continuing to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Monday.
Ultimately, Israel, Hamas and Egypt all had an interest in avoiding a protracted conflict, as they struggle with turmoil generated by the Arab Spring.
The fallout was the worst between the two countries since Saudi Arabia severed ties when Egypt signed a peace deal with Israel in 1979.
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Political developments in Egypt, as well as the sabotage of the natural gas pipeline from Egypt to Israel at el-Arish, show that the southern front is active again after 30 years.
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