Egyptian Silence on Gaza is Deafening

While previous Egyptian presidents paid lip service to the Palestinians, nowadays the country's foreign ministry is emblematic of the systematic absence of an Arab policy position on Israel-Palestine.

by Amr Khalifa

Imagine a gun for a pillow and an incoming rocket for a roof over your head: welcome to life as a Palestinian.

The news out of Gaza is bleaker by the minute: 98 killed, including 22 children according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The disaster is as much one of increasing casualty tolls as it is a distasteful disaster of Arab silence. Whereas in days past Egyptian presidents paid lip service, at the very least, to the Palestinian polemic, nowadays the country’s foreign ministry is emblematic of the systematic absence of an Arab policy position on Israel-Palestine.