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Itzhak Levanon

Itzhak Levanon is the former Israeli ambassador to Egypt.

A welcome shift in military Jerusalem-Cairo ties should be utilized to channel other realms of relations in the right direction.
Israel is keeping mum on a recent U.S. proposal to solve the land and maritime border disputes between it and Lebanon. Meanwhile, the proposal has sparked conflict within Israel’s northern neighbor.
In the stormy Middle East, close relations between Israel and Egypt are vitally important.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is fighting Islamic terror, and the Egyptian economy is starting to turn around. He is viewed as a vital leader in the Arab world. Why, then, change drivers mid-race?
This is a Saudi Arabia we have yet to encounter—one that dares to openly express a position that differs from that of the general Arab position, and one that is music to Israeli ears.
In Ciudad del Este, a city in the Triple Frontier region, police raided casinos, money changers and other sites linked to Hezbollah’s money-laundering and illicit financial operations.