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December 18, 2018

As Egyptian Officials Warm to Judaism, Popular Opinion Remains Hostile to Israel

Cairo allocates $70 million to restore Jewish sites.

The Egyptian minister of antiquities recently announced that President Sisi had allocated over $70 million for restoring and preserving Jewish sites in the country. Last month, Sisi stated that Egypt should build Jewish houses of worship. Currently only a handful of Jews remain in the country, home to one of the oldest diaspora communities; most Egyptian Jews were driven out during the 1950s and 60s amidst severe persecution. Haisam Hassanein comments:

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