This Is Egypt

Egypt's categorical rejection of the forced displacement of Palestinians and its insistence that the Palestinian cause mustn't be erased from its roots, is a moral and historical position. Egypt did not stop rejection; it took action, upheld rights, and preserved dignity.

I am very proud of Egypt's position, and even more proud of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's position on Gaza. Voices are beginning to change around the world. From France to Britain, there is a realization that there can be no peace without a Palestinian state. This, in my opinion, is a credit to Egypt and its president, who challenged the pressure and spoke on behalf of the people before speaking on behalf of the state.

I witnessed the launch of the 11th convoy of the National Alliance for Civil and Development Work. Hundreds of trucks, loaded with thousands of tons of food and medicine, lined up on the Cairo-Ismailia road, with hundreds of volunteers moving with love, dedication, and faith in the cause.

 Ambassador Nabila Makram is performing a respectable and active role on the ground, for which she deserves all praise. MP Mohamed Abou El-Enein, the Parliament deputy speaker, stood among the crowd and spoke: "I am not coming as a politician. I am coming as an Egyptian citizen who sees supporting Gaza as a national and humanitarian duty."

Every truck in the convoy has a story behind it, and behind it are people who worked, stayed up late, and participated, to tell the people of Gaza: You are not alone.

While I was there, I saw citizens on the Ismailia road greeting the volunteers, praying for Egypt and for the people of Gaza to achieve victory. They felt that what was happening came from the heart, from a country that does not perform a duty, but rather works with all love and sincerity for an essential cause.

Here I recall the words of Sheikh Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawy, which sum up what we are experiencing today: "this is Egypt... They want it not to rise up, but it has risen up and will rise because it is Egypt."

Today, we need to close the gaps in the face of those who are trying to distort the truth or infiltrate the country from within.

We know the Brotherhood, and we know how they cooperate with the occupation to achieve goals that have nothing to do with Palestine or Islam.

We know that they only seek to distort Egypt.

But Egypt is strong, and it will remain strong with its people, its president, and those who love its soil.