(Al-Ahram-Egypt) Hassan Nafaa - Considerable evidence suggests that relations between Egypt and Israel have steadily developed during the past two years and that they may be shifting from conventional cooperation to the level of strategic alliance. Foremost evidence is Israel's agreement to surpass the security arrangements stipulated in the peace accord that has bound the two countries since 1979 and not oppose the presence of an Egyptian force larger in size and more heavily armed than stipulated under the agreement. Other evidence is Egypt's recent agreement to allow Israeli drones not only to fly over Sinai in order to monitor the movements of terrorist groups but also to take part in combat operations against those groups there. The writer is professor of political science at Cairo University.
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