Publications

The year 2019 marked the 40th anniversary of Israel’s peace agreement with Egypt. Although the agreement has not matured into a ‘warm’ peace between the two nations, it has survived challenges and vicissitudes to become a core component of strategic importance in the Middle East. This success is especially impressive given that until the peace treaty was signed – and, to a certain extent, even afterwards – the idea of peace with Israel was considered illegitimate in the prevailing discourse in Egypt and broader Arab and Muslim worlds.