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Egyptian Journalists: There Is Nothing Condemnable About Having Friendly Relations With Israelis
December 15, 2020
Popular Egyptian actor and singer Mohamed Ramadan recently faced intense backlash after a photo snapped at a Dubai restaurant, showing him with his arm around Israeli singer Omer Adam, went viral on social media.
[1] Many Egyptians condemned Ramadan and even accused him of treason, and a Mohamed Ramadan Zionist hashtag was launched on Twitter. The fury increased even further after the photo was published on the Israel Foreign Ministry s Israel speaks Arabic Facebook page, with many expressing hatred for Israel and accusing Ramadan of serving this country s aim of currying favor with the Egyptian people.