Citing an Egyptian official with knowledge of Cairo’s relations with Jerusalem, the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat reported that while the visit could impact Egypt’s relationship with Jerusalem indirectly, as regards the Palestinian issue, it will not cause a rupture in bilateral ties.
“Egypt realizes that Ben-Gvir’s visit was made with Netanyahu’s approval, and therefore this will affect his government’s relationship with Egypt and Jordan on the Palestinian file level, but without that meaning major tension or difficulties in relations.”
“When evaluating Egyptian-Israeli relations, we must distinguish between the bilateral framework related to agreements…and the framework of Israel’s dealings with the Palestinian issue and the Islamic sanctities under Jordanian jurisdiction.”
The official said Cairo views the new Netanyahu-led government “as two governments, not one government.”
“The first is led by the extreme Right, and the second presents itself to the world under the leadership of Netanyahu, and what happened with Ben-Gvir's storming was an attempt by the far-Right to test the waters for the implementation of its plans towards all Islamic holy places in Jerusalem, to which Egypt responded quickly and decisively through a statement of its foreign ministry.”
