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Last update - 18:48 28/09/2009
Egypt media group agrees on massive Israel boycott
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel news, Al Ahram 

The London-based Arabic-language daily A Sharq al Awsat reported Monday that the board of directors of the powerful Egyptian media group Al-Ahram had decided to boycott Israel and Israelis of all positions.

The Al-Ahram group is considered the most powerful media body in Egypt. Al-Ahram publishes newspapers considered to be the official mouthpiece of the Egyptian government.

The boycott, approved by a majority of nine board members over six following a heated debate, includes a ban on meeting with and interviewing Israelis, and a ban on participation in events (seminars, conferences, lectures) in which Israelis are taking part.
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According to the report, the board of directors also banned Israelis from entering the building housing the Al-Ahram offices. The ban includes Israeli diplomats stationed in Egypt.

During the same meeting, it was decided to take action on the matter of Dr. Hala Moustafa, the editor of Al-Ahram's Democracy magazine, after she stirred anger and disapproval earlier this month when she met with Israeli ambassador Shalom Cohen.

A statement regarding the board's decision has been personally delivered to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

A senior editor at the Al-Ahram daily said that the Al-Ahram group has always been a supporter of dialogue, and an opponent of discrimination, including discrimination against Israel, but the fact that Israel has "gone against peace and elected an extremist government which opposes peace and supports killing and destruction" had changed the group's outlook.

He added that the group will work toward preventing "normalization" and contact with the Israelis until the achievement of a lasting and just peace, "which means Israel's withdrawal from the occupied territories."

Dr. Moustafa said Monday that she had yet to receive any notice regarding the board's decision. However, it is believed that an investigation against her will begin Tuesday. Moustafa said that she will defend her stance and argue that Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty and as such, a meeting with Israel's ambassador is not a violation of Egyptian law.


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  1.   Israel boycott is wrong minded. 18:56  |  Lou Medel 28/09/09
  2.   Who cares.... Egypt is not known for freedom of speech anyways 19:06  |  Mike 28/09/09
  3.   The cowardice, the vanity, and sin 19:24  |  Chris Linthwaite 28/09/09
  4.   Wrong move 19:28  |  Mohammed 28/09/09
  5.   Egypt`s powerlessness and feeling of inferiority 19:28  |  Fish 28/09/09
  6.   They decided to bias their media even more than it was already 19:36  |  Joey 28/09/09
  7.   This is an illustration of the kind of "peace" the Arabs seek 19:48  |  Eitan 28/09/09
  8.   Four decades since 1967, something finally must be done 19:48  |  Ivar 28/09/09
  9.   More Al Ahram Nonsense 19:53  |  FOX 28/09/09
  10.   To Mohammed # 4 20:06  |  HF 28/09/09
  11.   To Muhammed from Khartom 20:10  |  Bnayahu 28/09/09
  12.   peaceWithEgypt 20:10  |  Yaacob 28/09/09
  13.   Egypt 20:20  |  Jozef 28/09/09
  14.   Good. Israel should boycott all dealings with Al-Ahram 20:22  |  Kenny 28/09/09
  15.   A peace treaty with Arabs is not worth the paper it`s written on. 20:43  |  Steven 28/09/09
  16.   Silly Response 20:55  |  Lions Den 28/09/09
  17.   Reoccupy Gaza 20:57  |  Paul Freedman 28/09/09
  18.   Chris 21:09  |  Ehud 28/09/09
  19.   And Egyptians will still as for press credentials 21:25  |  Ilan 28/09/09
  20.   #15 An Egyptian Media organisation 21:26  |  Chris Linthwaite 28/09/09
  21.   Punitive policies against Palestine invite this 21:32  |  Les 28/09/09
  22.   Al Ahram showing some Arab specialities 21:35  |  Mark B. 28/09/09
  23.   I forgot one big Arab speciality in my last post 21:37  |  Mark B. 28/09/09
  24.   Arabs 21:42  |  Yosemite 28/09/09
  25.   Friendly Democratic Egypt 22:17  |  Joshua 28/09/09
  26.   Silly me! Thinking we had PEACE with Egypt 22:17  |  Ari 28/09/09
  27.   Ari 22:46  |  flora 28/09/09
  28.   What`s the goal? 23:51  |  US CITIZEN 28/09/09
  29.   Peace in the Middle East 00:14  |  Nezam el Jenini 29/09/09
  30.   The whole world should boycott Israel in this way ... 00:16  |  Jaap 29/09/09
  31.   Without the influence of the US there will be ... 00:44  |  afghan jew 29/09/09
  32.   Broken treaty 02:24  |  judith 29/09/09
  33.   Ad Matai? 02:25  |  Ben Zerach 29/09/09
  34.   #18 Ilan 03:10  |  Mohab 29/09/09
  35.   Peace and Normalization 03:15  |  Mohab 29/09/09
  36.   Why dont they boycott themselves for blockading Hamas brothers? 03:39  |  PETER SM 29/09/09
  37.   Ruthless honesty is best - we know where we stand 03:58  |  Strangelove 29/09/09
  38.   i`m RIGHT, once again 04:10  |  VIPER 29/09/09
  39.   Fair is fair, Thanks Egyptian Journalists 04:22  |  Secular 29/09/09
  40.   Sad, but not surprising 05:53  |  Rory 29/09/09
  41.   Egypt Media Group Agrees on Israel Boycott 07:56  |  SB 29/09/09
  42.   FINALLY! 11:21  |  Nadia 29/09/09
  43.   so what 13:20  |  syrian opinion 29/09/09
  44.   #38 14:34  |  BTR 29/09/09
  45.   #38 14:34  |  BTR 29/09/09
  46.   How is this different from the ongoing Jordanian boycott? 15:30  |  Jacob Blues 29/09/09
  47.   Israel Boycott 15:41  |  Henry Politi 29/09/09
  48.   Egypt media group agrees on massive Israel boycott 15:41  |  MM 29/09/09
  49.   Why is there no mention of the reason for boycott?... 16:31  |  bat yam 29/09/09
  50.   # 26 ari 16:34  |  Axel 29/09/09
  51.   #46 right 16:55  |  syrian opinion 29/09/09
  52.   Egypt 17:13  |  The Teacher/Instruct 29/09/09
  53.   egypt boycott 18:21  |  vs 29/09/09
  54.   They call it peace 20:49  |  Good 29/09/09
  55.   Theu could not censor Paraguay humiliating them in U-20 in Cairo 21:51  |  Alain 29/09/09
  56.   # 25 it`s always been a "piece" of paper, ari (3rd try) 00:52  |  eric 30/09/09
  57.   To Ehud 03:44  |  captain grumpy 01/10/09
  58.   VIPER 03:51  |  captain grumpy 01/10/09
  59.   #58, CAPTAIN GRUMPY, tell me 10:10  |  VIPER 03/10/09
  60.   sounds like the hamas they are talking about 12:47  |  ana 06/10/09
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