Sisi’s Two Faces: Public Promises, Private Policies
Watan-The attendees on Channel 13 Hebrew laughed at the recent statement by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, “I’ll go ask God where,” comparing it to Egyptian movies and criticizing “Arab media.”
They affirmed that behind closed doors, Sisi himself doesn’t want to provide any aid to Gaza, but rather accuses Israel of “deceiving the Egyptian people and the world,” according to Israeli media.
Journalist “Hizi Siman Tuf” stated on the same channel’s program that Sisi cannot tolerate Hamas and particularly the Muslim Brotherhood, considering them a national threat to Egypt. “But he cannot fire at Gazans entering Egypt because he will be exposed as collaborating with Israel,” he claimed.
He continued, “So, he declares to Egyptians that he wants to send the largest amount of aid to Gaza, but behind closed doors – according to him – it’s entirely different.” The program cited a phrase by Sisi saying, “I’ll go ask God where,” which made the present audience laugh inside the studio.
Falling off the chair from laughter
The journalist Tuf continued speaking about Sisi: “He wants to send aid, but Israel prevents him. He said if it were up to Sisi, not even a grain of food would enter Gaza.”
The presenter intervened, saying that Sisi speaks in Egyptian colloquial language and is addressing the people. She added, “When I heard him, I fell off the chair from laughing so much, like in Egyptian movies, because this is unusual, but the interests behind closed doors are entirely different from the regime and the Egyptian security apparatus, which greatly resemble Israeli interests.”
ضحك الحاضرون في قناة 13 العبرية من قوله “أروح من ربنا فين” وشبهوه بالأفلام المصرية وشغل “الإعلام العربي” وأكدوا أنه-في الغرف المغلقة-لا يريد هو نفسه إدخال أي ذرة طعام لغزة، بل يتهم إسرائيل للنصب على شعب مصر والعالم. السؤال هو هل يصلح هذا المهزأ الخائن المفضوح #السيسي لرئاسة مصر؟ pic.twitter.com/z1GIHgk0e9
— المجلس الثوري المصري (@ERC_egy) March 26, 2024
Sisi’s submission to Israeli dictates
According to the orientxxi website, since October 7, 2023, Egypt has astonishingly remained silent about events in Gaza. Not only was there a lack of general interest and media coverage, but it seems that Cairo is yielding to Israeli dictates regarding the entry and exit of individuals to Gaza and humanitarian aid through the Rafah crossing.
Despite a looming large-scale military operation in the southern part of the strip, there is little chance that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s regime will take any action in response to it.
