Egypt has assumed the role of mediator and has been able to facilitate advances with regards to the relations between Israel and Palestine. Although Egypt can be considered an outside actor, it has a large interest in the relations between Israel and Palestine. The conflict’s impacts on the region directly affect Egypt. Therefore, Egypt’s involvement is understandable. The interconnectedness of the region and the globe more broadly suggests that bilateral relationships are not limited in their impacts. They are far-reaching with regards to what states and actors they involve and affect but also in how many aspects such as trade are affected. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict does not merely affect those two states. And Egypt’s role in these negotiations is evidence of the broad impacts of such relations, whether they be improving, intensifying, or remaining stagnant.