Reuters

22 July 2014

 

By Shibley Telhami

 

Cairo's efforts to mediate between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, according to conventional wisdom, have largely been dictated by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's animosity toward Hamas. After all, Hamas is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, which Sisi's government has declared a terrorist organization and regards as a serious threat.