Don’t look now, but there’s a very interesting alliance building in the Middle East, and their common enemy is the ISIS animals.
The New York Times is reporting that there is a “secret alliance” between Egypt and Israel to combat ISIS along the Sinai border between the two countries.
The report claims that Israel has flown more than 100 missions in the last two years, striking targets in the terrorists’ stronghold in Egypt with the full knowledge and cooperation of Cairo’s government.
Egypt appeared unable to stop them, so Israel, alarmed at the threat just over the border, took action. For more than two years, unmarked Israeli drones, helicopters and jets have carried out a covert air campaign, conducting more than 100 airstrikes inside Egypt, frequently more than once a week — and all with the approval of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
The remarkable cooperation marks a new stage in the evolution of their singularly fraught relationship. Once enemies in three wars, then antagonists in an uneasy peace, Egypt and Israel are now secret allies in a covert war against a common foe.
To quote the dumbest vice-president in American history: “This is a big f**king deal.” It is also a tiny ray of hope, because if Egypt and Israel can get along, it’s only a matter of time before other Arab nations join the team.
The O.K. Corral 
Nothing like a common enemy to make for an uneasy ceasefire among former combatants.
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Makes sense. When you need an exterminator, you call a professional.
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The article fails to mention another (verrry quiet) Israeli-Arab alliance: the one with Saudi Arabia. Perhaps there is hope for the area.
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Ronni – Like the Allies and the Soviets in World War II.
Mike – The IDF is better than Leon.
TXNick – And the Israelis will be leading the way.
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I think these guys work together more than we know. There are little tidbits every once in awhile that indicate that they get along better than expected. And I think they each like economic prosperity and don’t like chaos more than they dislike each other.
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This all boils down to Iran. Everyone else in the entire Mid-East is worried about those clowns. As txnick mentioned there is a quiet, backdoor alliance between the Saudis and the Israelis as well. I think its beginning to dawn on most Arab countries that the Israelis are not their real enemy.
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