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Egypt Air removes Israel from map
Yoav Zitun
Published: 23.03.11, 09:20
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1. Even Egypt can not bring themselves to call it Palestine
Eric ,   Tel Aviv & NY   (03.23.11)
2. Who cares? It must be the work of the
Iranian Jew ,   LA   (03.23.11)
same minister that accused Israel of training sharks to kill tourists in Egypt. Stupidity is a bliss in ME.
3. Brilliant afterglow of peace treaty. meanwhile Israel could
Jordan ,   Is, Palestine   (03.23.11)
be 3 times bigger, 2x wealthier, and historically even more significant; sinai land size, abundant oil and gas, and the sites of teh children of Israel's wanderings- inclduing mt.Sinai...... not to mention a few precious beaches (minus the tiger shark by sharm el sheik)
4. The One State is your own craft
Nour ,   One-State   (03.23.11)
Now enjoy it and quit whining.
5. There are Freudian slips of tongue and there's this ..!!?
tom ,   tel aviv   (03.23.11)
6. So what?
Anne ,   Tel Aviv   (03.23.11)
Many maps in Israel do not show the Palestinian Authority, Ramallah and other Palestinian cities.
7. Stomache insult :Similar to burning flag.?
Roland Seener ,   London England   (03.23.11)
8. Policy Of The Ostrich.
Maansingh ,   The Netherlands   (03.23.11)
Not having Israel on its map means Egypt Air has stuck its head quite deep in the (desert) sand. Egypt Air is like the ostrich. When the hunter appears on the scene to chase the ostrich, the ostrich sticks its head in the sand. In that position the ostrich thinks :’I don’t see the hunter, so there is no hunter ; the hunter doesn’t exist.’ At that time the hunter shoots and kills the ostrich. So, somehow or other Egypt Air SHOULD be punished for this stupidity.
9. Who cares?
Madeleine ,   Rehovot Israel   (03.23.11)
So what exactly does Egypt Air achieve by this? another instant of Arab stupidity to which Nour routinely subscribes. And recently Egyptians in Sinai have been trying to do everything possible to encourage Israelis to resume holidaying there. These Arabs, they posture, curse, take stances, spout hatred, but in the end, they know a good thing when they see it.
10. So what? #6
Hunt S. Cross ,   England   (03.23.11)
The difference is that there is no state called Palestine. Even Egyptair sees that.
11. Write to Star Alliance
Ira G. ,   Ventnor City, NJ USA   (03.23.11)
Egypt Air is a member of Star Alliance, which includes Continental. please contact the HQ of Star Alliance to complain about this head in the sand display of ignorance,
12. egypt airlines
sas ,   israel   (03.23.11)
don't fly there.....don't visit there INCLUDING Taba.
13. funny, how they love to forget, that gaza has been theirs...
eporue ,   europe   (03.23.11)
14. Egypt tourism is dying, museum no mummies, stolen artefacts!
mary of Bethany ,   singapore   (03.23.11)
Israel, don't need to be angry, just don't react! Egypt live on what all these years????? Egypt is dying by the days, no tourists no money, no money no food on tables, no food on tables Egypt Air can simply eat air!
15. Emirates and all the Gulf airlines do the same. No Israel in
athos16 ,   france/Israel   (03.23.11)
And Emirates is much bigger than Egypt Air; Boycott those airlines?
16. To ALL Travel Agents...
Eli F. ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (03.23.11)
THIS is what I e-mailed to EygptAir: I recommend you do the same!! To Whom It May Concern, I recently looked at your web site, as I am in need for a number of flights, on a regular basis, for large groups of tourists, from Tel Aviv to Cairo. I know that EgyptAir has four or five scheduled flights a week, between these two cities. I tried to look under "World-Wide Route Map" and I noticed that Israel, was not included on that list. Then, to my utter dismay, looking at your "Route-Map", under "Middle-East and Gulf", Israel DOES NOT appear on your map!! This is very disturbing and insulting!! Do we not exist....Do we not have a country called Israel..Did we not sign a "Peace Treaty" with Egypt, that normalizes and RECOGNIZES each other's sovereignty... Based on this disturbing omission, I will have to take my business and my money, to other Airlines!! And, in the near future, until this disgraceful conduct is corrected, I will also recommend to the thousands of my client base, NOT to use your airline!! Thank you for your consideration on this matter, Eli Freedman
17. Egypt air
JUDAH THE LION   (03.23.11)
Let the Arabs to show more hatred to the Jews and Israel,and hopefully one day the Leftist,and the Europeans wioll wake up from their deep sleep. G D will cursed whoever cursed Israel,and will bless whoever bless Israel.,
18. Lufthansa is also Star Alliance
Carsten Schmidt ,   Germany   (03.23.11)
19. #17, JUDAH...exactly...this act of evil
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (03.23.11)
propaganda will only hurt it's perpetrators...
20. To # 16
EGYPTION ,   Cairo   (03.23.11)
Thank You We are glad not to receive you, and more glad not to see you, take your clients and your money to your home country in europe or USA or from wherever you came.
21. IATA........!!!!!
tiki ,   belgium   (03.23.11)
Start 'mailing & complaining to them! NON STOP!
22. No. 6 Anne
Madeleine ,   Rehovot Israel   (03.23.11)
The palestinian authority is not a country.
23. Answer to 20
Raphael ,   Jerusalem   (03.23.11)
So, why the hell do you read Ynet articles????
24. looking at that map...
Deborah ,   Paris   (03.23.11)
Damascus and Beirut are indicated as being in the same country. Surely, some Lebanese will appreciate.
25. @ 20:I am not Israeli but still wonder...
was passing by ,   The world   (03.23.11)
what you mean by " go back to where you came from" ????? Let me remind you, as a totally objective person, that these people have converted this little land into a little paradise which was a desert like place to begin with. They only not have a historic right to have this land for themselves but it is the basis of human rights that all peoples have a place to call home. Why is it so unbareable for people like you to accept the existence of a country who is filled with hard working, intelligent and advanced people who has a lot to offer the world and if let to live in acceptance and peace with its neighbors will also improve their surroundings as well. I am not saying that all of Israel policies are correct but your approach makes their actions seem justified. Pls focus first on building a real democracy in your country, better education and improvement in the life standards than maybe if you still have a need to bash other countries. We onlookers, however, wish Egypt to succeed in achieving a real democracy and free society and wish that both Israel, Egypt and all regional countries find a peaceful way to live and interact with each other. Thank you.
26. Egypt Air removes Isreal from the map?
Khaled Kamal ,   Florida, USA   (03.23.11)
I hope this is not just a bogus to steer negative sentiments between Egyptians and Israelis. Egypt is going through the bottle-neck and in a critical transformation phase at this time. That is really "THE" Israeli chance to win Egyptian peace forever, on the Public level not the corrupt government official levels. Let's really look at "PEACE" and what it means. Bad Intentions will never make us safe, secure or help us move forward towards eternal harmony, peace and cooperation, with mutual respect. Israel's map is on the Atlas, so an airline company; if this news is true; is not the political maker here. Regards and Peace to all.
27. It's not just the map!!!
Maurice ,   Montreal   (03.23.11)
The Egyptair website does not even recognize anymore the city Tel Aviv as a departure point! So you can't even make a reservation anymore to and from Tel Aviv! I guess they have closed this route altogether. Who cares anyway? Remember, this is the airline whose pilot flew the French travelers straight into the Mediterannean a few years ago shouting "Allah u Ekber". Everyone should stay away from such airlines.
28. Y-Net please correct this piece of news
Maurice ,   Montreal   (03.23.11)
It's not just the map that is missing Israel. The airline's website does not recognize Tel Aviv as a destination anymore. No reservation can be made to Isarel anymore.
29. Unreliable map
Anadelfos ,   Athens Greece   (03.23.11)
After examining this map on my own, I can say the one who drew it, has nothing to do with geography. According to this map, Amman seems to appear as capital of Israel, Damascus Beirut and Aleppo as cities of Lebanon, while Jordan and Syria have no cities connected to Egypt. It seems to me ,more like an overall mistake than an act of purpose. Even thow, they have to correct it if they want to be taken seriously, by next to be passengers.
30. Mail United
Beauchard ,   Amsterdam   (03.23.11)
Mailing EgyptAir will achieve nothing. EgyptAir is a proud member of the Star Alliance. Mail memebers of the Star Alliance, especially United. Below a copy of my mail to United. "Dear Sir or Madam, You are a proud member of the Star Alliance. Another proud member is EgyptAir. Recently EgyptAir has "destroyed" the state of Israel, at least on all the airline's maps. Even though they still fly regularly to Israel. This new developmen has prompted me, a potential traveller with United, to ask you the following questions.: Is the wiping of the state of Israel off the map official Star Alliance policy? Is the wiping of the state of Israel off the map official United policy? What do you think of Egyptair's policy of wiping the state of Israel off the map? Do you think that Jews and Israelis should travel with your airline if one of your proud partners wipes the state of Israel off the map? BTW, please reply. I will be publishing my questions on a number of blogs and newspapers. Best regards,
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