The embassy issued a mourning message on the death of the Egyptian singer who was published with his poem "I Hate Israel" • In his rage: "Absurd record" • Foreign Ministry apologized and tweet was removed
Sha'ban Abd al-Rahim // Photo: Ai. Nose. times
"New absurd highs": Thousands of outraged surfers at the Foreign Ministry following a tweet released by the Israeli Embassy in Cairo expressing regret over the death of Egyptian singer Aban Abd al-Rahim, who became famous for his songs against Israel.
The tweet states that "the Israeli embassy sends its condolences to the Egyptian people and expresses their regret at the departure of the world of the singer Aban Abdulrahim. Despite the slightest disagreements we have had, we understand that the above had great talent and was very popular. "
Israeli surfers did not like the aforementioned tweet, published in Arabic, mentioning that the singer, who died two days ago of a heart attack at the age of 62, hated Israel. Orientalist Eddie Cohen of Bar Ilan University posted to Facebook an angry post that garnered hundreds of comments and shares.
Cohen's post states, among other things: "The Foreign Office is breaking new highs of absurdity and self-hatred, and is expressing deep sorrow over the departure of the anti-Semitic singer Aban Abdulrahim. This man not only hated Israel but also the Jews. He even became famous for his song "I Hate Israel," Where Did We Go? "He asked.
A senior official at the Israeli Embassy in Egypt told Israel today: "His rage is justified and this tweet could have been avoided. It should be understood, however, that the Egyptian street admires the singer, and the media, too, dealt with it, the role of the embassy, among other things is to create a dialogue between the peoples, expressing grief over the death of Egyptian Ushia, even if no Israeli lovers would benefit more than harm.
The Foreign Ministry said: "It is a mistake on the embassy's discretion. The error was fixed immediately and the tweet was deleted. "
The tweet is controversial
