(Times of Israel) Tal Schneider - After becoming Israel's ambassador to Egypt in September, diplomatic corps veteran and fluent Arabic speaker Amira Oron, 54, tells the Times of Israel that relations with Egypt are looking up and that anti-Israel sentiment in the country is fading. She previously served as a junior diplomat in Egypt and knows the place well. "The Arab world is shifting their approach to Israel and they realize that Turkey and Iran are the ones challenging the Arab world," she says. "In Egypt as well, they are rethinking how they relate to Israel. I see this change in social media and not just from the regime. I see more statements about Jewish history, and gratitude over the fact that Jews were part of the historical and cultural fabric of Egypt. Egyptian President Sissi resolved to repair the thousand-year-old Jewish cemetery" in Cairo.
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