Arabs Tell Egypt To Learn From Israel
Ryan R. Jones - All Headline News Middle East Correspondent Jerusalem, Israel (AHN) - In a rare outburst of praise for the Jewish state, Israeli Arab protestors angry over Egypt's handling of a fatal bus accident in the Sinai Peninsula last month called on Cairo Wednesday to learn from Israel how to truly value life. "Learn from Israel what human dignity means. Human dignity is a primary value in Israel," called out some 100 Arab protestors opposite the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv, according to Ynet. Twelve Israeli Arab vacationers were killed and many more wounded when a tour bus overturned near the Sinai town of Nuweiba on August 21. Witnesses and victims complained that local authorities took more than 30 minutes to respond, and when they finally did, only one ambulance with no paramedics showed up. Many of the wounded were loaded on to passing trucks and ferried to the medical center in Neweiba. Once there, they found a dingy clinic with few beds, a lacking water supply, and broken toilets. Egyptian authorities repeatedly refused to allow Israeli rescue forces gathered at the border to enter Sinai and move the victims to Yoseftal Medical Center in nearby Eilat. Several are believed to have died because of the delayed and inadequate treatment. Wednesday's protestors also took issue with the light jail sentence given to the driver responsible for the accident. "12 killed, 12 months in jail - justice Egy |
