Sharp decline in turnout for Muslim Brotherhood protests in Egypt

Asharq al-Awsat reports a sharp decline in turnout for Muslim Brotherhood protests in Egypt (Hat Tip: IMRA).

The Muslim Brotherhood’s attempts to organize protests to demand the
reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Mursi on Friday ended quietly
as the total number of protesters declined markedly from previous weeks.


The small turnout prompted speculations over a drop in the group’s

What's realistic and desirable in Egypt?

In the Wall Street Journal, Bret Stephens has it right.

Releasing deposed President Mohammed Morsi and other detained
Brotherhood leaders may be realistic, but it is not desirable—unless you
think Aleksandr Kerensky was smart to release the imprisoned Bolsheviks
after their abortive July 1917 uprising.

Restoring the dictatorship-in-the-making that was Mr. Morsi's elected
government is

'Hitler killed the Jews for his people, Sisi kills his people for the Jews'

This poster was seen at a demonstration on the Temple Mount on Friday (Hat Tip: Elder of Ziyon).



The caption in Arabic reads 'Hitler killed the Jews for his people, Sisi kills his people for the Jews.'

I can imagine the 'Palestinians' - God forbid - justifying the murder of Jews in the same way. It's being done for their 'people.'

But in fact, both sides in Egypt are blaming Israel for

Israel pushing United States to back Egyptian army?

In an earlier post, I reported that 'out friends the Saudis' were pushing the United States to continue to support the Egyptian army and that Israel was trying to stay out of the picture. Now, the New York Times reports that Israel is getting into the picture, and may begin openly pressing the United States to support the Egyptian army.

With the European Union planning an urgent review of its

Al-Jazeera Commentator, Former MB Official, Gamal Nassar: Al-Sisi Is Jewish, Implementing Protocols of Elders of Zion in Egypt

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, de facto head of state of Egypt is... Jewish?

Let's go to the videotape.

Europe tries to outdo Obama, 'urgently reviewing' relationship with Egypt

The Europeans are determined to outdo US President Hussein Obama. Europe, which sent foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to visit Mohammed Morsy in his jail cell, announced on Sunday that they will be 'urgently reviewing' their relationship with Egypt over the coming days.

In a statement, the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy
and the President of the European Commission

Report: Morsy didn't really win the elections

How reliable is Yossi Beilin as a source? Beilin, a far-Left Israeli former politician claims that deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsy and his Muslim Brotherhood party didn't really win the June 2012 elections, but that the army feared the consequences of announcing what truly happened.


According
to my source, who asked to remain anonymous, Ahmed Shafik, the former
air force

Egyptian army chief al-Sisi refused calls from Obama and Hagel

A column in Israel Hayom claims that Egyptian army chief Abdel Fateh al-Sisi refused phone calls from US President Barack Obama and US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.


Egypt
is bleeding and angry. While the army and Muslim Brotherhood clash in
the streets, at a high cost of hundreds of casualties in just one
weekend, many Egyptians -- especially the military -- are furious at
Washington

With Egypt turning to Russia, Western diplomats accuse Israel of 'undercutting' Obama

Violence continued in Egypt on Saturday, as the Egyptian army attempted to shut down the Muslim Brotherhood. The Egyptians are so frustrated with the Obama administration that they are sending a diplomatic mission to Moscow, possibly signalling the undoing of a 35-year alliance (Hat Tip: Weasel Zippers).

As the situation in Egypt escalates, a source with very close ties
to the Egyptian

It starts: Movement behind Morsi ouster calls on army to renounce Camp David, refuse US money

Last week, President Obama canceled a military exercise with Egypt in response to the crackdown on his friends in the Muslim Brotherhood. Obama complained that the exercise could not go on as 'business as usual.'

In response, the Tamarod movement, which was behind the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood and Mohammed Morsy, has called on the Egyptian army to renounce the Camp David treaty and

Egyptians support army crackdown

Shavua tov, a good week to everyone.

Even the New York Times admits that most Egyptians support their army's crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.

“It was necessary,” Akmal William, standing in his auto-detailing shop
on Talaat Harb Street, said of the raid by soldiers and police officers.
“They had to be strict.”

Witnesses described a disproportionate, ruthless attack. Condemnations
came

What America's interest in Egypt ought to be

Stanley Kurtz urges the United States to give up its pipe dreams of democracy and to look out for its own interests in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East.

No peace without including the Muslim Brotherhood, which represents
so much of Egypt? Quite right. No peace. What this argument fails to
recognize is that the image of a national reconciliation that
encompasses all parties in Egypt —

Disturbing images from Egyptian riots

Once again, there are pitched battles between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and Mohammed Morsy, on the one hand, and the Egyptian army, on the other hand. These images are from today (Friday).

Here's an image of a Morsy supporter carrying a gun in the middle of a demonstration in downtown Cairo.


And here are two images of Egyptians jumping off bridges in Cairo (and there's nothing

Obama golfs, Egypt burns

Hat Tip for the image to Now the End Begins via Jack W.

Jennifer Rubin sums up Egypt's civil war President Obama's monthly vacation.

Obama was briefed, said nothing and went back to golf. Secretary of
State John Kerry took a break from his fruitless obsession with the
nonexistent “peace process” to condemn the violence, but took no
questions and had no policy announcement. This, in a