A wall to keep the people outside safe from the Jews inside. It doesn't get any more anti-semitic than this.
We believe Egypt will somehow always be our friend, yet the evidence keeps piling up that they are no longer part of our Middle East peace policy. This episode should clear up any misconceptions that they are indeed someone we can trust. They are a "frenemy" at best.
From The Jerusalem Post September 5
Egypt builds wall around Israeli embassy in Cairo
CAIRO - Egypt has walled off Israel's embassy in Cairo after tensions between the two countries sparked a series of angry protests that reached a climax last month when a demonstrator scaled the building and removed the Israeli flag.
As work began on the wall a few days ago, many Egyptians gathered nearby to show their displeasure. Some sprayed "The people want the fall of the wall" onto its smooth concrete.
Egyptian officials said the mainly concrete barrier, roughly 2 1/2 metres (8 feet) high, was to protect other residents of the high-rise embassy building, not the Israeli mission.
"The goal ... is to protect the lower floors of the building and prevent tensions between protesters and residents," daily newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm quoted local governor Ali Abdel-Rahman as saying.
Egypt's relations with Israel have cooled since the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, a staunch US ally, in a popular uprising in February.
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We believe Egypt will somehow always be our friend, yet the evidence keeps piling up that they are no longer part of our Middle East peace policy. This episode should clear up any misconceptions that they are indeed someone we can trust. They are a "frenemy" at best.
From The Jerusalem Post September 5
Egypt builds wall around Israeli embassy in Cairo
CAIRO - Egypt has walled off Israel's embassy in Cairo after tensions between the two countries sparked a series of angry protests that reached a climax last month when a demonstrator scaled the building and removed the Israeli flag.
As work began on the wall a few days ago, many Egyptians gathered nearby to show their displeasure. Some sprayed "The people want the fall of the wall" onto its smooth concrete.
Egyptian officials said the mainly concrete barrier, roughly 2 1/2 metres (8 feet) high, was to protect other residents of the high-rise embassy building, not the Israeli mission.
"The goal ... is to protect the lower floors of the building and prevent tensions between protesters and residents," daily newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm quoted local governor Ali Abdel-Rahman as saying.
Egypt's relations with Israel have cooled since the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, a staunch US ally, in a popular uprising in February.
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