As the death toll continues to climb, Egyptian leaders are
getting creative as they tackle the seemingly impossible task of
bartering a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. They're
making progress, too. On Monday morning, Egypt's prime minister
Hisham Kandil told the press that they were "close" to
reinstating the ceasefire between the two sides that was broken
in October, but by Monday night, talks had progressed to the
point that the tens of thousands of Israeli Defense Force
soldiers that were on high alert, ready to invade Gaza, were
ordered to stand down. That looks like progress, but Egypt is
not being subtle about where its allegiances lie. Or perhaps
they just need a better public relations team.   To make a long
story short, Egypt's role in negotiating a peace between Israel
and Hamas is not helped by headlines like, "While Trying to
Mediate, Egypt Blames Israel for Gaza Conflict." That's not from
some local paper or pro-Palestine interest group. It's from The
New York Times, who published a short