Posts Tagged: Egypt Aid
Report: Pentagon Asked Israel to Pressure Obama, Congress to Continue Providing Aid to Egypt
While official White House policy following the July ousting of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi from power was to consider suspending the $1.6 billion annual aid...
Egypt Turning to Russia? Don’t Count On It
Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Egypt was a blatant fence-mender. He said the Egyptian interim coalition'sdemocratic roadmap was "being carried out to the...
Egypt Critical of U.S. Decision to Suspend Military Aid
BBC - Foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty said the decision was wrong and Egypt would "not surrender to American pressure and is continuing ...
What Obama’s Failure on Egypt Means for Israel, America, and the World
To date, US President Barack Obama's efforts to appease or engage Islamists have either failed or backfired. US influence in the Mideast is at an...
Christian and Muslim Egyptians Protest Obama at White House
Hundreds of Egyptians - Christian and Muslim alike - gathered outside the White House last week to call attention to the plight of Coptic Christians and...
U.S. Republicans Divided Over Cutting Egypt Aid
AP - Republican lawmakers are split over whether the U.S. should cut off aid to Egypt amid spiraling violence. Sen. John McCain of Arizona renewed his...
Obama Suspends Delivery of F-16 Jets to Egypt
Washington Post - President Obama on Wednesday suspended delivery of four fighter jets to Egypt this week, the administration's most visible response to the...
Presbyterian Anti-Israel Crusade: Is That All You Can Say, Gradye?
Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA), could be regarded as a master of public relations - if you would call someone who...
Report: Morsi Willing to Meet an Israeli Leader
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is willing to meet with an Israeli leader, preferably President Shimon Peres, a senior Egyptian official told Israel Hayom, despite talk of...
Dennis Miller: Send Egyptian Aid to Israel, That’ll Get Egypt’s Attention
Comedian and political commentator Dennis Miller believes the United States is perceived as weak in the Middle East, and he wants President Obama to send...
America’s $2 Billion a Year to Egypt Hinges on Peace with Israel
I am thrilled that Egypt has now held its first free election for President. Let me further say that I disagree completely with those who...
Congress Mulls New Restrictions to Egypt, PA Aid
The House of Representatives' Foreign Operations Appropriations subcommittee passed a $40.1 billion budget for 2013 with new stipulations for U.S. funds that go to Egypt and...
U.S. to Renew Aid to Egypt Despite Uncertainty Over Democracy
The Obama administration will resume its military aid to Egypt, U.S. generals have announced, signaling a desire on the part of the U.S....
Egypt’s ‘Economic Woes’ Distract From Religious Extremist Reality
As the one-year anniversary of Egypt's Tahrir Square uprising came and went, many commentators felt obliged to wax positive about the revolution in...
