What did Israel take from Egypt?

In the five days that followed Israel routed the armies of Egypt, Jordan and Syria. It captured the Gaza Strip and the Sinai desert from Egypt; the Golan Heights from Syria; and the West Bank and East Jerusalem, from Jordan.

Who is involved in the Israeli and Palestine conflict?

The two parties currently engaged in direct negotiation are the Israeli government, led by Naftali Bennett, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), headed by Mahmoud Abbas.

Does Egypt support Palestine?

After Sadat’s assassination, Hosni Mubarak continued the peace process and has maintained relations with Israel. Nevertheless, Egypt was one of the first countries to support the Palestinian Declaration of Independence and officially recognized Palestine on 15 November 1988.

What was the relationship between Egypt and Israel?

Although the Egyptian government has good relationships with Israel since the Camp David Accords, some Egyptians strongly resent Israeli existence and consider it as an occupation of Palestine. Relations between Egypt and the Palestinians started after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.

How is the Arab Spring affecting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

The question of Palestine has been influenced by regional and political trends over which the Palestinians had negligible influence for the last six decades. The affects of the Arab Spring on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are very significant and have cast a cloud of uncertainty over the Middle East.

Why is there so much support for Palestine in Egypt?

Support for Palestine and antagonism toward Israel are deeply ingrained in Egyptian political culture and national consciousness. An issue that transcends partisan politics and commands broad national consensus across all ideological and demographic lines, the Palestinian cause is as much a matter of identity as it is a question of public policy.

Why is Israel still an enemy of Egypt?

Even after three decades of formal peace, most Egyptians still view Israel as a threat to national security and as an enemy, not only of Palestinians but of all Arabs. The Mubarak regime did little to combat such sentiment. In fact, it frequently stoked populist antipathy toward Israel as a way to boost its own domestic legitimacy.