Sisi’s Muckraking Campaign against Palestinian Refugees in Egypt

As a result of this growing animosity between the Egyptian regime and Hamas and the negative portrayal of Palestinians in the media, life in Egypt has become more difficult for Palestinian refugees.

by Thomas van Gool

Last December, under pressure from President-Elect Donald Trump and Israel, Egypt withdrew a draft resolution it had introduced in the UN Security Council (UNSC) that condemned Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. While the draft was eventually reintroduced and passed, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el…