25 May
Delegation of Egyptian-born Jews forced to cancel trip to Egypt
The Israeli Embassy in Cairo says a delegation of elderly Egyptian-born Jews was forced to cancel a visit to Egypt because they were unable to find accommodation following a local media storm over their trip.
Israeli press attache Shani Cooper-Zubida says that the group had just come to visit Jewish sites in Egypt and hear a lecture by the Israeli ambassador.
She said they had to cancel the visit two days ago because they had a lot of difficulties arranging their stay after the negative publicity in the Egyptian media.
The visit was described in the Egyptian media as a conference with an agenda that included demanding the return of properties once owned by Jews in Egypt, a charge denied by the delegation.
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