Parallel Politics@ParallPolitics
It truly baffles me how some people are this divested from reality. Claiming Egypt is "aligned" with Israel completely ignores the reality of the region. There is a massive difference between a strategic, cold peace that restored land and being "aligned." Egypt is effectively the only country with the diplomatic weight to actually sit in the room and mediate when things go south; that isn't alignment, it’s being the only adult at the table while others shout from the sidelines.
The idea that Egypt is "weak" or "can't protect its borders" is even more ridiculous. It supported the stabilization of Libya and is supporting Sudan and Somalia while winning a ferocious, years-long war to completely eradicate a massive terrorist insurgency in the Sinai, which is a feat very few modern militaries have actually achieved. I won't even mention its military strength, which dwarves most of the loud mouths in that God-foresaken region.
It has also hosted millions of refugees from across the region, including Lebanon, without ever forcing them into tents or refugee camps. It did all of that while refusing hundreds of billions of dollars in "incentives" to sell out the Palestinian cause and allow the permanent displacement of Gazans. As a matter of fact, this platform is full of accounts run indirectly by governments with the distinct purpose of insulting its people and government for refusing to employ its military in the current war against Iran, despite even more economic and financial incentives by Gulf and Western governments. The Iranian president was just thanking it for its role and stance a couple of days ago!
If we’re talking about influence, look at the Julius Nyerere Dam it just finished in Tanzania, which is one of the largest energy projects in Africa, built entirely with Egyptian engineering and expertise. Look at the fact that Egypt is a top 10 global contributor to UN peacekeeping missions. Even that $1.3B in US aid people love to bring up is barely 0.25% of their GDP, not a lifeline. It literally just sent 1,000 tons of urgent aid to Lebanon last month alone.
I fully support my Lebanese brothers and sisters and condemn every atrocity committed against them, but don’t for a split-second think that your political alignment or history gives you the moral high ground to lecture Egypt on its capabilities or influence.
You can multiply the positives of your group's actions by 100 while ignoring all its negatives and you still won't touch the actual weight Egypt carries for the stability of this entire region even on its worst day.