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Egypt
Hosni rejects idea for a Jewish museum in Egypt
State Information Service
The Culture Ministry stressed that it will never permit any U.S Jewish or non U.S Jewish organization to set up a museum for Jewish antiquities in Egypt.
Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, who met with a U.S Jewish delegation at his office, affirmed that he did not approve of the setting up of this museum and gave no promises for the establishment of this museum to the members of the delegation.
Farouk Hosni added there are no many Jewish antiquities pieces in Egypt to be exhibited in a museum.
However, the Culture Minister said there is a department for Jewish antiquities at the sections of Islamic and Coptic antiquities of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Egypt is most keen to deal with Jewish antiquities exactly as it deals with other antiquities, he added.
We have no distinction in this concern, especially in the restoration operations of antiquities, Farouk Hosni affirmed, saying as all such antiquities are Egyptian heritage of concern to the whole world.
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