Egyptian Envoy Says Israel Treaty Secure, Defends NGO Raids

Egypt’s ambassador to the U.S. pushed back against calls in Washington to withhold more than $1 billion in U.S. aid following raids on democracy groups in Cairo and dismissed concerns that his nation may abandon its peace treaty with Israel.

“The Egyptian public recognizes the importance” of the accord with Israel and the stability it promotes, Ambassador Sameh Shoukry said in an interview yesterday at the Bloomberg Washington bureau. “Egypt has no motivation to abrogate the treaty.”