Sisi performs balancing act in wake of Trump's Jerusalem move - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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A demonstrator holds up a sign at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's Jerusalem declaration, that reads "From the journalists to Sisi: Jerusalem is Arab" in front of the Syndicate of Journalists in Cairo, Egypt December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC1FEABD05A0 — A demonstrator holds up a sign at a protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in front of the Syndicate of Journalists in Cairo, Dec. 7, 2017. The sign reads, "From the journalists to Sisi: Jerusalem is Arab." — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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