Middle East Focus: Untrue Lies: the Egyptian Synagogue Issue………….

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Untrue Lies: the Egyptian Synagogue Issue………….

“Egypt antiquities chief: I gave the Zionist enemy a slap in the face. The head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said that "he gave the Zionist enemy a slap in the face," when he canceled the inauguration of a restored Cairo synagogue two weeks ago, Army Radio reported on Sunday. "Israel is the Zionist enemy, and I gave this enemy a strong slap in the face," said Doctor Zahi Hawass. Hawass, dubbed the "Egyptian Indiana Jones," is known worldwide as responsible for all the ancient sites in Egypt including the pyramids and the pharaohs' treasures. Throughout the years, Zahi Hawass has expressed his stance against normalization of ties with Israel, but has yet to refer to Israel as "the enemy." Two weeks ago, Egypt has canceled the inauguration of a restored synagogue citing the Israeli oppression of Muslims in the occupied territories as well as excesses by Jews during an earlier ceremony at the synagogue ……..”

He is wrong. What he slapped by canceling the inauguration of the synagogue was a piece of Egyptian history. He and/or the news source also were not 'accurate', when they said that cancellation was solely because of excessive celebration by Jews. Jewish people do not celebrate anything excessively: they have Middle Eastern roots, after all. Israelis are still probably more humorous than, say, Jordanians, and who isn’t, but not by much.
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