The changing events in Egypt will likely have historic implications both for the country itself and the Middle East in general.

For decades, this tense and very combustible region of the world has been grappling with a dangerous standoff between Israel and Arab states. Egypt has been central solving the problems between the two warring sides for 3 reasons:

• It is the most populous Arab state
• It borders on Israel
• Though it fought wars with Israel in the past, it has a peace treaty with the country today.

While uncertainty rocks the region, the hope of long term peace is on hold, as the cartoon above points out (cartoon by KAL).

Hopefully, the tense situation will resolve for the benefit of Egyptian citizens…and in time for all the citizens of the Middle East.