An Egyptian internet site, Dot.Msr, has uploaded a video recorded by the Egyptian-Israeli friendship Association in which Dr Edy Cohen calls for the settling of Jewish property claims in Egypt.
Bar-Ilan University researcher Edy Cohen said on Sunday that Jewish property in Egypt had been stolen by Egyptian governments.
In a video by the Egyptian-Israeli Association, Cohen said he hoped that peace between Egypt and Israel would not only be between governments, but also between the two peoples. “But before that, the Egyptian government should close the file of Jewish property in Egypt, “he said.
Cohen said Jewish property had been stolen and looted by Egyptian governments throughout history. “The Egyptian government today must close this file and pay compensation to Jews whose property has been proven to have been stolen from Egyptian governments,” Cohen said.
This is not the first time that Dot.Msr has quoted Dr Cohen on the issue of restitution of Jewish assets in Egypt. Dr Cohen has also been outspoken on the Al-Jazeera TV channel, calling for the restitution of Jewish property in Syria. An activist on behalf of the rights of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, Dr Cohen has also rubbished the Iraqi claim for compensation of the bombing by Israel of Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor, stating that Iraq owed millions to its Jews in terms of stolen assets.
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