Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Egypt resists Jewish museum in Cairo

Troubling news from Egypt, where the authorities are in denial about Egypt's Jewish heritage. AME, an Arab business news agency, reports:

"Talks between Egypt and Israel to open a Jewish museum in Cairo are making minimal progress, according to eTN. The Jewish Community Council in Cairo believes there are enough Jewish monuments and artifacts in Egypt to build a museum. But many Egyptian archaeologists dispute the country's Jewish history, and claim that only indigenous Egyptian artifacts have been found in areas that Jewish scholars claim have Hebrew history."

Nebi Daniel's fight to preserve Egypt's Jewish heritage

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