Twenty Egyptian Jews are among 67 property owners in Egypt whose property has been ordered confiscated in the new move against “reaction” launched by the United Arab Republic President Gamal Abdel Nasser, according to information received here. The list includes several old, Egyptian-Jewish families such as Cohen, Addas, Banoun, Samouha and Benin.
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