Summit in Egypt: A Declaration of Intent Without Israel

The path from declarations of intent to real peace remains difficult The peace summit held in Egypt on resolving the conflict in the Gaza Strip was a large-scale event involving a number of regional and extra-regional actors, with strong participation from European countries. Its outcomes, however, were largely declarative. One of the main reasons for this was the absence of one of the key players at the negotiating table — Israel. Ibragim Ibragimov: The Blockade’s Toll: How War Is Deepening the...