Egypt and the genocide in Gaza: the fracture between the regime and society
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Egypt, Palestine, Gaza, Authoritarianism, Civil SocietyCopyright (c) 2024 Bárbara Azaola Piazza
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Abstract
This article reflects on the rift between the regime and society in Egypt over the Palestinian issue. Egypt was the first Arab country to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel in 1978, and since then this rift has continued to widen, as evidenced by Israel's brutal offensive on Gaza in response to Hamas-led attacks on 7 October. As Egyptian-Israeli relations have consolidated over time at the official level, be it political, security or economic, the opportunities for the population to express its rejection of such normalisation have diminished in a political context of increased authoritarianism.
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