Episode 26: How has Israel's war in Gaza weakened Sisi's rule? | Hossam el-Hamalawy | UNAPOLOGETIC

Egyptian activist and blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy joins us on this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC to speak about how Egypt has changed under Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and how Israel’s war and genocide in Gaza has affected his rule.

In this extended interview el-Hamalawy recalls the context of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak’s rule, why Mohamed Morsi lost power and Sisi’s coup. We explore how suppression and economic mismanagement under Sisi have weakened the Egyptian state. 

When Israel’s war on Gaza broke out, an injection of loans into Egypt kept the economy afloat, but 16 months later that now means Egypt’s national debt is much higher. That, coupled with uneasiness over what may still happen to the people in Gaza and Sisi’s conduct during the war and his 11-year suppression of his people, has left him vulnerable

UNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq Carim 

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:45 Gaza population transfer impact on Egypt
• 5:43 Has the war made Sisi's regime more fragile
• 13:24 How have developments in Syria affected Egyptians
• 18:48 Why does Hossam live in Berlin?
• 21:36 The context of the 2011 revolution and Egypt's army
• 32:00 What happened between 2011 and 2013
• 44:31 Why did Morsi fail?
• 52:01 The left's response to the Rabaa Massacre
• 56:32 How bad is the economic crisis in Egypt?
• 1:07:12 Mubarak’s rule vs Sisi’s rule
• 1:15:12 Do you live in fear in Berlin?
• 1:20:00 How would Sisi's rule come to an end?