A controversial discussion by Egyptian journalist Mohammed Saad Khairallah and content creator Mohammed Magid is shedding light on what they describe as a deep contradiction in Egypt’s stance toward Israel.
According to Khairallah, while Egypt formally maintains peace with Israel, the internal atmosphere has grown increasingly hostile—“closer to Tehran than Cairo,” as he put it. He argues that the gap between official policy and public sentiment is vast, with one message presented to the world and a completely different narrative promoted domestically.
The discussion revisits the legacy of President Anwar Sadat, portraying him as a visionary leader whose peace initiative was far ahead of its time. However, Khairallah claims that following Sadat’s assassination, a systematic shift occurred within Egypt’s institutions—one that gradually rebuilt hostility toward Israel.
He describes what he calls a long-term “engineering of hatred,” alleging that media, education systems, and religious platforms were used to promote anti-Israel sentiment across Egyptian society. According to him, this campaign became deeply embedded, influencing generations.
