Middle East Articles

In the first article, "Beyond Cairo, Israel Sensing a Wider Siege,"it explains how Israel found itself limited and poor. Just seven months after the fall of Mubarak's regime, protesters from Egypt tore up an Israeli flag which was a symbol of peace between Egypt and Israel after 31 years. Tearing up and disrespecting a nation's flag is bound to cause conflict in the first place, and it's not looking bright for the two to make amends anytime soon. Netanyahu from Israel said that Egypt can't ignore the heavy damage done to the fabric of peace, which to me interprets that he's ready to fight back. I was surprised that Israel turned to the United States for help, because before this article I never would have thought they would do that. Obama responded by calling on Egypt to honor its international obligations to protect the security of the Israeli Embassy. It also explains how Arab leaders have turned to Israel as a scapegoat and blames it for their problems. In conclusion, they feel that they are left with the United States as their only ally, and even that relationship has an exhaust on it.