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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: U.S. President Joe Biden pauses while speaking after signing an executive order related to American manufacturing in the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex on January 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden signed an executive order aimed at boosting American manufacturing and strengthening the federal governments Buy American rules. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Organizations Call on Congress to Condemn Lift of Block on Human Rights Conditioned Aid to Egypt

September 14, 2021

CAIRO, EGYPT - DECEMBER 16: Children play on a tank on display at a military museum on December 16, 2016 in Cairo, Egypt. Since the 2011 Arab Spring, Egyptians have been facing a crisis, the uprising brought numerous political changes, but also economic turmoil, increased terror attacks and the unravelling of the once strong tourism sector. In recent weeks Egypt has again been hit by multiple bomb blasts, the most recent killed 26 Christians inside the St Peter and St Paul Church during Sunday mass. As Christians took to the streets chanting anti-government slogans, fears grow of an escalation in militant activity which would further deal damage to a country trying to rebuild. In recent months protests against rising fuel and food prices, calls for mass anti-government demonstrations and the continued terror attacks have seen Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, suffer a significant drop in popularity. Mr. Al-Sisi has promised change, fearing anger and desperation could lead to popular unrest, however inflation currently sits at the highest level in seven years, jobless rates are above 13percent and more than 90million people are said to be living in poverty. The outlook forced the government to seek a $12 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund, pushing the country to float the Egyptian pound to qualify for the loan. The move led to a sharp devaluation of the Egyptian pound which now sits at 18EGP to the dollar. The turmoil is affecting not only the poor but both the middle-class and the wealthy as food and commodity prices skyrocket. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Aid Conditionality

U.S. Military Aid Has Helped Crush Egypt's Civil Society. End It Now

August 23, 2021

A fire rages at sunrise in Khan Yunis following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, May 12, 2021. (Photo by Youssef Massoud/AFP via Getty Images)

Democracy In Exile

Why the U.S. Should End Its Unconditional Military Aid to Israel

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi departs outside of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC on April 9, 2019 after meetings with US President Donald Trump. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Democracy In Exile

U.S. Aid to Egypt Does Not Aid the People of Egypt. It Harms Them.