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Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MN9EU855F.DTL
Cultural Boycott Partitions Egypt from Israel
[San Francisco Chronicle] Liam Stack - Almost 30 years after Egypt and Israel signed the Camp David peace accords, the normalization of cultural ties is still mired in a cold war. For many Egyptians, the war has migrated to the cultural arena, including boycotts of Israeli artists and criticism of actors who work with their Israeli counterparts. Last year, articles published in the local media that the American University in Cairo would hire Israeli professors and allow the entry of Israeli students provoked much campus outrage.