Maat rejects the Minister of Culture's statements about his willingness to visit Israel.

Maat followed the statements of the Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni, the candidate for the position of Secretary-General of UNESCO, which indicate his lack of hatred of Israel and his willingness to visit it, and these words contradict the minister's previous statements that the Middle East News Agency quoted last April about the existence of an Israeli campaign carrying allegations and lies propagated by Tel Aviv from From time to time, it does not target his person, but rather Egypt and the entire Arab presence in the international organization "UNESCO", as he is a candidate by Egypt and a representative of the Arabs.

During which the minister added, “How is it possible for Israeli officials to be called a lie, and to declare to stand against the candidate of Egypt, the country with which they made peace, and to represent the Arabs who claim that they are trying to establish peace with them,” and indicated that he could not in any way be intolerant against anyone over The basis of religion or orientation because it believes in the inevitability of peace.

He added that as a culture minister against cultural normalization at the present time with Israel, as this normalization depends on the establishment of permanent and just peace in the region, which is the desire of the Arab peoples and not the work of politicians, Hosni asked: How is cultural normalization with Israel in front of the Arab peoples who see Israel shed blood daily Innocent children and women, occupying Arab lands and refusing to implement international and legitimate decisions?

These statements of the minister have now forgotten her and launched others to spark widespread controversy and a great societal and popular rejection of her. The Center notes that the statements of officials and non-officials "Antarism" about their willingness to visit Israel seem as if they are claiming their willingness to throw themselves into destruction for the sake of those who belong to them, and that tone is no longer acceptable in Their dealings with Arab societies that reject the occupation that is destructive to their stability, security and peace,

Otherwise, let the minister ask himself how much the loss in societal peace cost as a result of 60 years of Israeli presence in the region?

The Center believes that subjecting the minister’s nomination to the international position by the will or approval of Israel is a disregard for Egypt's history and a humiliating assault on the dignity of its people who have not and will not be imprinted with Israel or accept its procrastination and the false promises of its leaders that an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem will emerge, unless a just and comprehensive peace is achieved.

Will Farouk Hosni, for example, mortgage his visit to Tel Aviv by announcing its approval of the emergence of this state, which represents an Arab dream, saving the region from the disasters of the absence of peace?

Maat rejects the statements of His Excellency the Minister, who received the approval of President Mubarak to be nominated for the position of UNESCO, and the Center confirms its fear that the arrival of an Egyptian to this position will be stigmatized as a result of his courtship with Israel.

Maat believes that the history of His Excellency the Minister inside his ministry and his art is higher than for an Arab citizen to feel in his statements that they outweigh the reputation and dignity of the homeland, otherwise let those willing to go to Israel be equal with the infiltrators across the border into it seeking a livelihood or work, even if mercenaries in the Israeli army.