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Writing for El Watan<\/a>, Mahmoud Khalil comes away from Israel\u2019s surprise recall of its ambassador to Cairo wondering whether it\u2019s part of Tel Aviv\u2019s plan to pressure Egypt to join forces with Israel and Saudi Arabia<\/strong> in a Trump-promoted coalition against Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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