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The Egyptian writer Alaa Al-Aswany caused a sensation on social media after a radio station affiliated with the Israeli occupation army published a lengthy dialogue with him, in which he talked about his literary works and a number of political matters, while the writer denied having a dialogue with any Israeli media outlet.

Al-Aswany’s dialogue with the Israeli radio put him under the bombardment of the Egyptians on their various directions, and despite his denial of giving an interview to any Israeli media, this did not satisfy him with his critics, as some accused him of trying to obtain a global literary status through the Israeli portal.

Coinciding with the assassination of the journalist #Sherine_Abu-Aqla,


the political activist #Alaa_Al-Aswany is giving a lengthy interview to the radio station "Gali Tsahal", affiliated with the Israeli occupation army, to talk about peoples' yearning for freedom, dictatorship and oppression

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- Monitor Network (@RassdNewsN) May 23, 2022

I did not give any talk to any Israeli media, and the conversation that is being circulated was conducted by me with my literary agent in London,


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on the occasion of the publication of the Hebrew edition of the novel The Republic of Kan


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- Alaa Al Aswany (@AlaaAswany) May 23, 2022

Jackie Houji

The beginning came from the Israeli journalist Jackie Houji, who announced Al-Aswany's dialogue with the Israeli radio via several tweets on Twitter, during which he revealed some details of the dialogue, which came against the background of the release of the Hebrew version of the novel "Republic as if" by the Egyptian novelist.

Hawji praised the Egyptian novelist, who is one of the most prominent opponents of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as he put it, and his novel "The Republic as if", which deals with the regime's behavior in the bloody events that accompanied the overthrow of the late Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

The Israeli journalist pointed out that Al-Aswany revealed during the meeting the details of his new novel, which takes place in the city of Alexandria during the fifties of the last century, which was a city with a global spirit.

Al-Aswany considered - according to what the Israeli journalist reported - that the arrival of the army to power in 1952 represented a watershed moment, as it implanted xenophobia and caused the expulsion of Egyptians of European origin who lived in Alexandria, after they felt that they were no longer Egyptians and some of them were forced into exile, according to his description. .

הסופר המצרי הנודע @AlaaAswany מחבר רב המכר #בית_יעקוביאן, בראיון ראשון לתקשורת הישראלית, הישראלית, הישראלית, הישראלית, הסופר המצריון אצלגנו .

קישור: https://t.co/nJN9Az6fiW >>>> pic.twitter.com/FDQBQE8lKa

— Jacky Hugi (@JackyHugi) May 18, 2022

media attack

The Egyptian media, affiliated with the authority, launched an intense attack on Alaa Al-Aswany, through the most famous broadcasters such as Amr Adib, who said that the time had come to drop the masks about those he described as deceivers.

Adeeb confirmed during his presentation of his program on MBC Egypt, owned by Saudi authorities, on Monday evening, that he did not object to Al-Aswany conducting a dialogue with any media outlet, but he denounced what he described as lying Al-Aswany, who claimed that he did not know that the dialogue was with an Israeli radio.

Broadcaster Ahmed Musa also denounced Al-Aswany's dialogue, while the blood of Palestinian journalist Sherine Abu Aqleh has not cooled yet, he said.

Moussa claimed that he would have attacked Alaa Al-Aswany, even if he praised and praised the Egyptian state, because this is an indivisible principle towards a state occupying the lands of Palestine.

The campaign against Al-Aswany included a number of other media professionals affiliated with the Egyptian authorities, such as Nashat Al-Daihi and Mustafa Bakri, and a number of newspapers and websites known for their closeness to the authority.

Opposition attack

The attack on Al-Aswany did not stop at the Egyptian media, but rather extended to include a number of opponents and activists, who strongly criticized his interview with an Israeli radio station.

Some believed that Al-Aswany has been searching for years to win the Nobel Prize, even if it came through Israel.

All that matters is that Alaa Al-Aswany receives the Nobel Prize, even from the Israeli gate.


is over!

— Selim Azzouz (@selimazouz1) May 23, 2022

To those surprised by Alaa Al-Aswany’s interview with the Zionist occupation army radio: Al-Aswany was satisfied with transferring “The Yacoubian Building” from the center of Cairo to the heart of the Zionist entity, through a Zionist publishing house since 2016.


Nothing surprising: June 30 continues to achieve its Zionist goals


Attached photo: Cover Hebrew edition pic.twitter.com/gPwynD4SrZ

— wael kandil (@waiel65) May 22, 2022

The fighter #Alaa_Al-Aswany is a dialogue worker with the Zionist Army Radio, and one of the good things about it is that an American university awarded him an honorary doctorate.


Struggler Struggle There is no words

— Amir Teima (@AmirTeima) May 23, 2022

The most recent means of promotion was carried out by the novelist, Dr. Alaa Al-Aswany, when he gave a lengthy interview to (Gali Tsahal) radio, which is affiliated with the Israeli occupation army.


The enlightened one (not the one who is comfortable, no blame) spoke in the meeting about our peoples' aspiration for freedom, about dictatorship and oppression, and about his new novel!

— Ahmed Hassan Al-Sharqawi (@sharkawiahmed) May 23, 2022

denial and defense

On the other hand, Alaa Al-Aswany denied giving any talk to any Israeli media, stressing that the conversation that is being circulated was conducted by him with his literary agent in London on the occasion of the publication of the Hebrew edition of his novel “The Republic as if”, stressing that it was the duty of any Israeli journalist if he published his words to indicate to its source.

Although Alaa published the link of the dialogue he conducted with his agent as a denial evidence, the beginning of the dialogue witnessed a clarification from his agent that the interview would be shared with the publisher of the Hebrew version, and that the answers would be translated into Hebrew and broadcast on the radio, but he did not mention any radio.

The Israeli journalist Jackie Houji also published a series of tweets in Arabic in which he defended Al Aswany and his dialogue with the Israeli radio.

Hawji published a picture of leaders of the Egyptian and Israeli army that was taken last year in the Sinai, during joint talks between the two parties, calling on those who betrayed Al-Aswany to betray the Egyptian army officers as well, according to his description.

The journalist @Ahmedmosa70 attacks the writer #Alaa_Al-Aswany because of his conversation with the Israeli Army Radio @GLZRadio and is surprised how he dared to normalize with us.

I am not defending Professor Alaa, who does not need my words to defend him, but I am defending the weak memory of Mr. Ahmed Musa >>>> pic.twitter.com/SZBR9ggW73

— Jacky Hugi (@JackyHugi) May 24, 2022