GAZA'S FATE IN EGYPT'S HANDS?

The plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza is unfolding, with immense pressure on Egypt to accept a US proposal that would relocate about 2 million Palestinians. This plan could effectively end the dream of Palestinian statehood, weaken Palestinian resistance, and bring Israel closer to its settler-colonial goal of establishing ‘Greater Israel,’ stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates.

However, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has rejected the idea, fearing domestic unrest among the ardently pro-Palestine population. Plus, if Palestinian resistance fighters wind up as refugees in Egypt, Sisi has pointed out Israel could use that as a reason for a pre-emptive military campaign that could occupy Egypt, harkening back to Israel’s past occupations of Sinai.

Egypt’s alliance with the US came after acknowledging Israel’s existence in 1980, already delivering at least $84 billion in US aid despite Egypt’s human rights violations.

The question remains: Will Egypt succumb to US pressure and accept the relocation plan, or will it stand firm, risking the wrath of imperial forces?

African Stream journalist Wambura Mwai (@mwaibrenda on IG) takes a look.

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