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Al JazeeraMAY 2023
Egypt under Sisi continues its crackdown on free speech and dissent, jailing thousands more people compared to the number of those released. If Cairo wants to continue receiving US tax dollars, it must respect American values of democracy and free speech. This authoritarian regime has received hundreds of millions of dollars despite its crimes, and US law requires the White House to stop rewarding this behavior.
It's not clear that withholding money from Egypt has had any noticeable effect on its human rights record. And while this money is going to Egypt, most of it benefits US national security such as fighting against terrorism in the vital shipping lanes of the Suez Canal. A better approach would be to maintain high levels of diplomacy.