“Signs in our large demonstrations proclaiming ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ and ‘Rothschild, corner of Tahrir’ were shown time and again in Egyptian media. Young Israelis and young Egyptians can converse on the Internet, through Facebook – such as via a project that I initiated, ‘YaLa – Young Leaders’ – where 1,500 Egyptians and roughly the same number of Israelis are engaged in dialogue, together with many others from the Arab world.

One good example of the affinity between Cairo and Tel Aviv – Itay Engel’s film Tahrir Square was shown last Friday night on Rothschild Boulevard.

Young Egyptians spoke of freedom, democracy and social justice, and Israelis applauded. Indeed Rothschild met Tahrir.”

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