Arab leaders talk reconstruction while deflecting blame, as Israel shoulders real regional stability after terror.
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that Cairo will host an international conference dedicated to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip—another attempt by Arab governments to position themselves as “regional stabilizers” after a war caused entirely by Hamas’ massacre and its decade-long militarization of Gaza.
Speaking at the G20 summit in South Africa, Madbouly said the Sharm el-Sheikh peace conference helped halt hostilities and offered a platform for a “more stable Middle East.” In reality, it was Israel’s military achievements and coordinated U.S.–Israel diplomacy that forced Hamas into a ceasefire, not Arab-led initiatives that have repeatedly failed for years.
Madbouly urged the implementation of the UNSC resolution on Gaza and called for the rollout of the second phase of President Trump’s Gaza initiative, which focuses heavily on humanitarian stabilization under international supervision—precisely because Hamas and Palestinian factions cannot be trusted to manage aid without diversion, theft, and corruption.
He demanded unrestricted aid flows and immediate reconstruction, a familiar refrain from Arab governments that traditionally pledge support but rarely provide genuine oversight or funding. Most strikingly, he again insisted on reviving the two-state formula—a concept that Arab regimes evoke rhetorically but continually undermine through internal division, radicalization, and persistent refusal to confront Hamas’ barbarism.
Meanwhile, instead of engaging in nation-building, the Palestinian Authority continues its political campaign of accusation, using the term “settler terrorism” to deflect from its own failure to control rampant incitement, armed militias, and factional violence inside its territories.
PA spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh predictably blamed Israel for what he called “escalating attacks,” even claiming they occur “under IDF protection”—a baseless and recycled narrative that ignores the PA’s own collapse of governance in Judea and Samaria and refuses to acknowledge that Israeli forces operate only to prevent terror attacks against civilians.
The contrast remains stark:
- Israel is focused on preventing the next October 7, stabilizing the region, and enabling real reconstruction.
- Arab regimes hold conferences, issue statements, and avoid responsibility for the extremist actors they’ve enabled.
- The PA continues its primary political export: blaming Israel while refusing to reform.
Israel’s interest is clear—security first, accountability second, and only after that, genuine long-term rebuilding. Anything short of dismantling Hamas and ending PA-sponsored incitement turns reconstruction into a cycle of rearming rather than renewal.
