The Arab-Israeli conflict is the core cause of instability in the Middle East, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said in his United Nations General Assembly speech on Tuesday, urging Israel to make peace with Palestine. “We have a real opportunity to write a bright page in the history of our region to move toward peace,” Sisi said, addressing Israel and Palestine’s leaders. Calling for the establishment of two states that each preserve the rights and security of their people, Sisi pointed at Egypt’s experience with making peace with Israel as “wonderful” and encouraged Israel to repeat that scenario and make peace with Palestine. Further affirming Egypt’s commitment to restarting dialogue between Israel and Palestine, Sisi said that the establishment of peaceful relations requires a number of steps beforehand, including an end to the building of Israeli settlements. The president is in New York for the 71st session of the UN General Assembly and met with a number of world leaders, including United States presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, as well as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Clinton and Trump discussed with Sisi bilateral relations between the US and…
Egypt’s Sisi Meets World Leaders at United Nations, Renews Call for Peace Between Palestine and Israel
September 21, 2016
