The possibility of normalization between Egypt and Israel resurfaces whenever any form of cooperation between both countries appears. One such example would be when the Israeli Embassy in Cairo recently posted on Facebook about its gratitude for the Egyptian government's help in extinguishing wildfires in November.

The United States once was considered the playmaker of Israeli-Egyptian normalization. But relations between Washington and Cairo chilled after the Egyptian army ousted then-President Mohammed Morsi, who is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, in July 2013. Though there had been mass demonstrations against Morsi, Washington was quick to point out that he was Egypt's first democratically elected president.

Obama's stance also did not sit well with Israel, which was worried about the Muslim Brotherhood because of its ties with Hamas. Adding to that, tensions increased between Washington and Tel Aviv after the US nuclear agreement with Iran in July 2015.

Perhaps the new administration will want to resume the US role in normalization. There are opportunities. But will any of the three players really see an advantage to such a process?