Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Sameh Hassan Shoukry, has said that the killing of Palestinian children by Israel cannot be deemed as terrorism, because terrorism is vaguely defined. It comes amidst latest signs of a warming relationship developing between the two countries, the best in many years, with Israel calling Egypt its ‘strategic treasure’. Alaraby reports: Sameh Shoukry made the comments on Sunday during a meeting with high school students in response to a question whether the Israeli killing of Palestinian children is a form of terrorism, The New Arab’s Cairo correspondent reported. “[Israeli killing of Palestinian children] cannot be classed as terrorism without there being an international agreement on the exact definition of terrorism,” Shoukry told students at the Foreign Ministry. “There are terms used internationally such as ‘state terrorism’ which are used by some countries to go after their opponents abroad or oppress domestic opposition.” He added that Palestine was “in the hearts of Egyptians” and that they will always champion their cause no matter how complex the matter is. In recent years, hundreds of Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces. Pro-government media in Egypt have reported on Shoukry's meeting with the students, however, they have opted to omit [...]
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