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They also agreed over the fact that it ’ s not in any
way similar to a peace agreement, whereas a
peace agreement is just a way to stop an ongoing
war and damage between two parties.
Firm rejections were all over the place when
asked if they would ever accept normalized
Classroom
relations with the Zionists. As a matter of fact,
it ’ s hard to find a single Egyptian that would
even consider this matter.
A state of criticism took over some students
As for the recently normalized relations between
Holi da y Rul es
whilst sharing their thoughts over the reactions
Israel and some Arab states, they were met with
shown by Arab populations
an understanding opinion from several students,
following the matter, claiming that they should
claiming that it ’ s political and economic
show stronger objections and seek putting an end
necessities at the end of the day. However, they
to this normalization. They suggested objecting in
believe that there should be a limit to these
forms of peaceful protests or boycotting Israeli
relations, in other words, they should closer to a
products and relations as a whole. On the other
state of peace agreement, rather than a full
hand, a few students regarded this as a normal
normalization.
reaction and progression following normalizing
relations, and in fact, they believe that even those
who oppose the situation should learn to adapt
with it instead.
There was no doubt between all the students that
Egypt will eventually get affected by these
normalized relations, whether politically or
economically, with the economic sector at bigger
risks according to some views. Some even
thought that it would reach an extent where our
state is internationally pressured into normalizing
its relations with Israel.

Regarding whether or not the recent normalized
relations will reach a state of creating cultural
ties, many students believe that such a state isn ’t
far away; actually, it can already be seen on a
small scale in the UAE, where a merge of
populations is starting to take place under the title
of Israeli tourists.
Lastly, all the students agreed that normalizing
relations with Israel legitimizes it as a state, and
thus, it defies all the Palestinian crisis ’s cause,
and accordingly, all these Arab countries are
sadly abandoning the Palestinian issue.

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