Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is leading a push to jumpstart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, according to a report in the London-based Rai al-Youm online newspaper.
Citing “high-ranking” Arab sources, the paper says that Egypt’s intelligence service is set to finalize a peace initiative it has been working on with unspecified Arab and European elements.
The report does not give details on what this initiative will include, but says Egypt is set to host Israeli, Palestinian, American, European and Arab officials soon to discuss the proposal before officially unveiling it.
The report comes days after Sissi hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II for talks.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who has ruled out starting a diplomatic process with the PA, is also expected to visit Egypt soon, after receiving an invitation from Sissi during Egyptian spy chief Abbas Kamel’s trip to Israel last month.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 5, 2021
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
