Are you implying Israel is not an ally? Or that Egypt is as much of an ally as Israel?
“Are you implying Israel is not an ally?”
Nope, I was implying and will say outright that if anyone chooses to use the “it was an ally” as a position of defense, they are opening themselves up to the argument of whether that should be a factor or not.
“Or that Egypt is as much of an ally as Israel?”
If someone wants to use the ally position, then they have to defend that very scenario. What does the Department of State declare?