Never had any desire to visit the middle east. Architecture is fascinating and I love the food but the people seem to take themselves FAR too seriously. I find it telling that there is a busy port of entry between Israel and the Palestinian territories while there is a locked gate guarded 24/7 by machine gun nests between Palestinians and Egypt and Jordan. There is definitely some culpability in their suffering that can be attributed to Palestinians Muslim neighbors.jerrab » 05 Dec 2023, 10:51 am » wrote: ↑ egypt is a very cruel country. the egyptian governmnt poisons dogs and cats and many people are cruel too. a cat or dog can lie dying on the street and no one helps it. the hilton poisons dogs. people hang dogs in the street and throw rocks at dogs and cats, not everyone is like that but many egyptians are. i would not gage what egypt does on the palestinians.