— Education Minister Zevulun Hammer is likely to visit Egypt soon as guest of President Anwar Sadat. Hammer will lead a delegation of educators and sports officials and will discuss prospects for cultural and recreational exchanges between the two countries.
The visit grew out of an invitation from Egypt’s Minister of Sports, relayed through Israeli Ambassador Eliahu Ben-Elissar, to his Israeli counterpart to bring a sports delegation to Cairo.
Hammer was uncomfortable at this arrangement, since sports are only a small part of his education and culture demain. Ben-Elissar tactfully mentioned the matters during his meeting with Sadat last week and the Egyptian leader immediately responded by asserting that Hammer must come as his (Sadat’s) personal guest.
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