ALGEMEINER
JNS.ORG
June 2, 2015

Prominent Egyptian historian Maged Farag has called for his country to normalize relations with Israel and to ditch support for the Palestinian cause, which he said has caused “nothing but harm” for Egypt. According to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which translated Farag’s May 28 appearance Egypt’s Mehwar TV, Farag called on his fellow countrymen to leave “the old ideology and cultural heritage on which we were raised” — referencing the rampant antisemitism among the Egyptian population — and to embrace Israel out of national interests….“For over 70 years, the Palestinian cause has brought upon Egypt and the Egyptians nothing but harm, destruction, and expense,” said Farag. “We have been preoccupied all our lives with the Palestinian cause.” READ MORE