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Egyptian governor: Israel trying to harm tourism
Roee Nahmias
Published: 13.11.10, 10:56
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1. Iis true fear,
dotty shume ,   gilgil, kenya   (11.13.10)
Israelis be warned. This man Abdel fadil is a money minded person who does't care about your safety leave sinai as soon as possible, run for your lives.
2. Why in the hell Israelies want to go there
Dyslexic....... ,   Israel..........   (11.13.10)
I have know idea.Looking for a cheap holiday can cost you your life.Its like the Egyptians love us that much,all they want is our money.When you go looking for trouble you will find it, Sinai is trouble.
3. if anyone is harming "sinais economy"...
eporue ,   europe   (11.13.10)
then that racist, sexist, annoying, harrassing, pestering, braindead egyptians... and thats also true for "rest-egypt"... dear minister, just ask them... and the title of this report, saying "40 % of the tourists in nuweiba are israelis" is certainly wrong: its 99 %... lol... this is, because nobody else can bear it any longer. israelis are treated "different", say better, then other nationalities... thats, because the egyptians have got it so far, that they need israelis to survive...
4. quite right
marko ,   tel aviv   (11.13.10)
ITs of intrest of the Israeli tourist bourd and travell agents that Israelis dont travel to Sinai as the Israeli hotels suffer,these warnings are all economically motivated nothing more
5. "Israel" trying to change the subject !
Salma ,   Palestine   (11.13.10)
terrorism is the problem , not land theft, illegal settlements in PALESTINE, which incidentally is terrorism too .
6. It's always struck me as fascinating
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (11.13.10)
That Israeli's and the Egyptians get along fine in certain situations. I suppose it's easy to say, well it's about the money, and maybe it is. But the point is it can be that way between the Arabs in the disputed territories and Israel Both would be better for it. But sadly the Arabs just will not sit down and talk peace. They would rather whine about Israel building houses than sit down and get done with the talks. After all once there is peace the issue of building is resolved. Because the borders will be set, and obviously Israel will not build in another country, unless of course a private Israeli company is needed for quality building. But it shows that Jewish and Arabs get when there is a mutual interest and this has been going on for how long? Decades?
7. Salma fro Lebanon #5
David ,   Haifa Israel   (11.13.10)
If you thug terrorists stopped shooting rockets into israel and kidnapping children and shooting pregnant women we would leave you alone.
8. 5 salma, you want the world not israel!
siege of vienna 1683   (11.13.10)
9. 5 thank G.od for the IDF to protect us.
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10. David from Poland #7
Salma ,   Palestine   (11.13.10)
If you stop attacking the neighbors , stealing land and terrorizing Civilians ,we would leave you alone.
11. #5; Salma, Actually No it's Not the Same
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (11.13.10)
While you and your ilk have been brainwashed into believing that, it is complete nonsense. How do you compare a drive-by shooting that kills four innocent civilians (including a pregnant mother of six children) to building houses is bizarre to say the least. The Arabs use snipers, drive-by shootings, suicide bombers at pizza cafe's or passover dinner's, fire rockets and mortars at civilian targets (War Crimes under International Law), Use their own people as human shields (Again War Crimes). The list goes on of course. The Israeli's build house's? That is what you call terrorism? Do you have any idea how nuts that sounds? You compare an act that doesn't take human life, to acts of cold blooded murder. How do you expect anyone to take you seriously? Israel building house's was intended to force the Arabs to the table, and talk peace. The idea was hurry up, or you'll lose more land. Now you can argue that strategy...by the Israeli's... to force the Arabs to table has failed. Israel never considered the shear stupidity of their adversary. Because they were winning the PR war to vilify Israel they believed they did not have to come to the table. But lately, Pallywood has been busted. Now people have seen the repeated lies especially recently (i.e. False Gaza crisis, staged flotilla incident, border skirmish with Lebanon that they lied about, the recent speech by Nasrallah, just yesterday where he rewrites history etc.). Now sadly the Arabs are still playing the stupid PR game, not recognizing they have lost that battle.
12. Salma: Tell Your Buddies to Come to Israel w/o Bombs
Dav Lev ,   Burbank.CAUSA   (11.13.10)
Salma, go away. What are you on anyway? Your comments I suppose are designed to pursuade some gullible types. Why would Israel make false allegations about the dangers in the Sinai? Israel knows that some people will tour anyway. It has a responsibility..just as the US occasionally warns US citizens about going to various countries, including the M.E. Personlly i would never go to the Sinai..Id rather go to the Negev..and keep the shekels in Israeli pockets. Okay, so Egypt has a cold treaty with Israel..but it also has maneuvers yearly to invade, whle getting 2b in US taxpayer aid. I would like to know how many Egyptians tour Israel...? Im sure they are far safer than the opposite. Salma..keep posting. You are a reminder of what ills the M.E.
13. # 5 Salma
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (11.13.10)
Salma ! Talking about land theft,what are you ,Muslims, doing in North Africa the land of the Berbers ?,and what have you done to Egypt,the land of the beautiful and intelligent Nefertiti ?,you turned Egypt into a land of veiled illiterate women,and you believe that you are superior to other faiths.
14. # 10 Salma:If you stop attacking
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (11.13.10)
Salma ! The palestinians started to blow up busses,Diskos,Pizza shops,during the height of the Oslo talks,when Israel tried to negotiate a solution to the conflict,so, who is terrorizing whom ?.
15. #4 - So Egypt is in on the "joke"?
William ,   Israel   (11.13.10)
16. #5 - you changed definition of "Apartheid"...
William ,   Israel   (11.13.10)
why not the definition of "Terrorism" too? Incidentally, terrorism is the use of violence against a civilian population to extract a political goal. That has been the "Palestinian's" operation the entire time they were created, in 1964. Settlements on open land, unused hilltops, and mostly in locations where Jews were ethnically cleansed from by your ilk in 1948...is NOT the definition of terrorism. But hey - you also changed the definition of what is a "Palestinian" so why not?
17. #10 - didn't you begin the racist attacks in 1920?
William ,   Israel   (11.13.10)
and that was against Jews who lived in the land for centuries and those who recently purchased land (not stolen) it, with deeds to prove it. So it boils down to who did what, when - showing your racist intentions to ethnically cleanse the region years before any Israel was re-born, let alone re-capturing West Bank after 19 years of your terrorists crossing the border and killing women/children as they sleep. You had the chance to have all the land you claim is your's today, several times, but you rejected it. So, your claim is but another lie that only you and your racist mother believe. Jordan and Egypt learned their lessons early.
18. Idiot
withheld ,   Copenhagen, Denmark   (11.13.10)
Its funny, sinde 2004 there has been terror attacks with plenty of real people killed... Where in lies the propaganda in that fact??
19. #17 William , you don't know mother
Salma ,   Palestine   (11.13.10)
so you can't judge if she is racist or no. talk with me and let My Mother Rest. when you don't know something, you need to learn something new so I advice you to read the book "Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" by Ilan Pappe ,he is an "Israeli" academic . enjoy learning. William , Enjoy learning The Truth about Ethnic Cleansing !!!!!!!!!!
20. Israelis in Sinai
Freddy ,   Yanuv, Israel   (11.13.10)
Israelis are free to go to Sinai on holidays..the same that no, I repeat, no Egyptian ever came to Israel on holidays.....not politically correcty. If there is a security problem, our government has to advise the citizens to come back. If they choose not to and something happens....they should not be covered by Bituach Leumi......
21. is israeli tourism now an egyptian right??
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (11.13.10)
they should be thankful that anyone even wants to come to their terror-infested nest.
22. Sinai terror facts:
Ken ,   Internet   (11.13.10)
2004 Sinai bombings killed 34 people and injured 171 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks - Eighty-eight people were killed and over 150 were wounded by the blasts 2006 Dahab bombings - 23 killed and 80 wounded In April 2009, Egypt said it had uncovered a Hezbollah plot to attack tourist sites in the Sinai
23. salma in 'palestine'
gays4israel   (11.13.10)
your people like it when you are attacked. You wouldnt know what to do with peace. viva israel
24. #19 - Salma, you mentioned your mother many times
William ,   Israel   (11.14.10)
you cited how she things, how she insists that anything less than Israel's destruction is not acceptable, and that many in your family agree with her....but you (as you claim) are more open and peaceful. These are your words, not mine. if you don't expect to be quoted then don't say anything, dear. Another "palestinian" with the proverbial foot in their mouth. Now, if you really want to be taken as credible, you won't refer to a researcher who has been discredited many times, like Ilan Pappe, who's faulty research is the reason he never gained tenure at Haifa U., after which he became extremely bitter and anti-Israel. Or atleast that's how he explained in during an interview in 2005. I suspect that since he's an "Israeli academic" you would also give his admission the same validity as his crap book. I find Al-Husseini and his henchmen more credible than Ilan Pappe, especially after they admitted the Deir Yassin "massacre" was a complete hoax, on the BBC in the early 1990s. I believe you're very close to Ramallah. Do yourself a favor and drive to Bir Zeit University and read the testimonies of Deir Yassin residents which prove nothing happened there to be considered a massacre.
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