Amin Ebady, chairman of the Egyptian Student Organization in New York University, extended an invitation today to Israeli students here to come and participate in Egypt Day celebrations on May 9, at the NYU campus. According to Naomi Ben-Gur, national secretary of the Israeli Student Organization (ISO) in the U.S. and Canada, the invitation came by telephone this morning at the headquarters of the ISO here.
“Amin told me that in view of the new era of peace that started between our two countries, his organization would like to have a group of Israeli students at this year’s celebration of Egypt Day. He invited us to share an Egyptian meal and view Egyptian movies,” Ben-Gur said. She said that the invitation was accepted and it was also agreed that the Israeli students will bring with them Israeli food and films as their contribution to the celebration.
Ben-Gur, who is working toward a Master’s Degree in films at NYU, said that she also discussed with Ebady further contacts and cooperation between Israeli and Egyptian students in this country and in Canada.
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