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Friday, August 10, 2012

A crucial alliance

Egyptians celebrate the victory of Mohammed Morsi in Egypt's
(June 24, 2012. Photo by AFP)
Israel should extend its military cooperation anywhere it can strengthen its alliance with Egypt.

"Peace between the two countries has been, and still is, an interest common to both peoples," read the condolence message from Israel's Foreign Ministry to Egypt after the attack on the border this week. Indeed, we have a key common interest in rooting out terror from the Sinai. This week's tragedy has led to what neither Israel nor Egypt dreamed would happen since the signing of the Camp David Accords in 1978.