What confronts the region today is not a romantic struggle, but a hard and unavoidable reality: Israel exists, Egypt exists, and the region will not move forward unless it engages with what is, rather than what it wishes were. Israel cannot eliminate the Arabs, nor can the Arabs destroy Israel. This was never a realistic outcome, and it is even less so in today’s regional and international context. If Israel seeks to become a normal state within the region, it must act like one. Egypt and Israel do not share culture, identity, or historical narrative, but they do share geography and fate.

Source: Daily News Egypt February 10, 2026 19:35 UTC