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Originally Posted by sophie
This is not entirely correct. Jews aren't forbidden to most Arab countries, but Israelis are. There is a big difference. Also Israel has a treaty with Egypt and Jordan, and there are many Israeli tourists that go there every year. I've been to Jordan twice in the past month and I was treated superbly.
Israeli dancers go to Egypt to study both privately and at the festivals. I've even heard of dancers who performed at the Ahlan Wasahlan show, only they weren't announced as Israelis. I'm not sure I can find a reference to this, it might have been even at this forum. On another forum (Russian) I read about an article in one of the Egyptian papers that criticized the fact that Israeli dancers were welcome at the Nile Group festival. So yes, the general public is not kind to us as a people, and yet the dancers get treated well within the community.
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Hi Sophie,
It's so great to hear that dancers from Isreal are welcome at the Egyptian festivals. I hope that maybe that friendliness and welcoming attitude will catch on to the general public in both Isreal and Egypt!!!