An Islamist group released a video criticizing Egypt for allowing Israeli tourists to visit the resort that was bombed Saturday. The video released by the group Al-Qaida of Iraq called Egypt’s decision to allow Israelis to travel to an area that includes Sharm el-Sheik “evidence of how the Jews are desecrating the land of Muslims.”
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