I did not know that peace was still “cold”. How did an Israeli newspaper cope with the Muhammad Ramadan crisis?

A few days ago, the “Israel in Arabic” page published images of the artist Muhammad Ramadan and the Israeli singer Omir Adam, accompanied by the comment “Art always unites us.”

The Ramadan photo with the Israeli singer put him in the crosshairs. After a few hours, his name became the most sought after by Egyptian and Arab search engines, which made him defend himself saying: “I don’t care about your name, your color, or your birth, I care about a person, even if I don’t care. . Title », adding:” I do not know or ask about any person who conceives with me or conceives with him, and I do not ask about his religion or nationality, and our Lord created us as one. “

Ramadan’s defense of himself did not end at that point, adding: “I do not ask about a country that he imagines unless he is alone, he said. This is a video at the same time and in the same place with a young Palestinian. , and in a salute to the brother Palestinian people, some ignored this video confirming that the intention is not The Palestinian cause, but its true cause is the 1000th attempt to stop my success and popularity and make the public boycott me and never use it Trust in God is always success. “

But how did an Israeli newspaper talk about the Ramadan crisis?

The Times of Israel cited what Israeli newspapers published on the Ramadan crisis, writing: “The beginning of the crisis was the publication of the photo of the Emirati singer Hamad Al-Mazra’i, who put it on his Twitter account, saying (The most famous artist in Egypt with the most famous artist in Israel Dubai unites us) ».

The Israeli newspaper described Ramadan as “Ramadan was not aware of or not interested in Adam’s background.”

He also spoke about the attack of journalist Ahmed Musa in Ramadan, writing: “The presenter said that Muhammad Ramadan had caused a calamity, and he had to come up and say what happened, if this photo is real, then Muhammad Ramadan will have a problem with all of us”.

Israeli radio Kan described what is happening that “despite the formal peace agreement between the two countries, there was no rapprochement between the citizens of the two countries. The historic peace agreement between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin was signed in Washington on March 26, 1979. But peace remained cold between the two countries.

Omer Adam, 27, is one of the most famous singers in Israel. His song “Shani Mashugaim” has been viewed more than 61 million times on YouTube, and many other songs have garnered more than 30 million views. He is an American-Israeli citizen and has appeared several times in Dubai for months.

Union of Theatrical Professions

For his part, Ashraf Zaki, head of the acting professions, commented on the incident of publishing a picture of the artist, Muhammad Ramadan, with an Israeli artist.

Zaki said, during a telephone interview with the “On My Responsibility” program, broadcast by the “Sada Al Balad” channel: “I contacted Ramadan by phone, and I said, I swear to God, I don’t know, I was in a country Arab and took this photo. ” He continued: “Ramadan told me that it is. He did not know that the person who took the photo with him was Israeli.”

And he added: “I do not believe that the intelligence of Muhammad Ramadan betrays him, Muhammad is not stupid because he is imagining himself with an Israeli,” indicating that he will officially summon Ramadan, the Union and demand that it publish an official statement to clarify the truth.

Following an emergency meeting on Monday, the Theatrical Professions Union, headed by Dr. Ashraf Zaki, announced that the artist Mohamed Ramadan had stopped working permanently, until his appearance for the investigation in the first week of next December, due to his photographs that had recently been shared with Israelis.

Art always unites us. Emirati journalist Hamad Al Mazrouei presented a photo of Egyptian star Mohammed Ramadan with Israeli singer Omir Adam in Dubai 🇮🇱🇪🇬🇦🇪 pic.twitter.com/sv4X3r5nUb

– Israel in Arabic (@IsraelArabic) November 21, 2020

The meeting was attended by Omar Abdulaziz, President of the Art Syndicates Federation, Massaad Fouda, President of the Filmmakers Syndicate, and representatives of the Syndicate of Musical Professions, as well as members of the Syndicate of Professions Representatives, including Sami Maghouri, Munir Makram and Ayman Azab.

The Council of the Representative Professions Union had issued a statement, stating that it followed in the last hours with all the interest and responsibility from a national position that represents the masses of Egyptian artists and creators of what happened to one of the members of the Union in an artistic encounter in an Arab sister city and taking photographs with artists belonging to the entity. Angry.

The Representative Professions Union affirmed its full and complete support for the rights of the brotherly Palestinian people and the union’s commitment to the collective position of Egyptian artists and its permanent adherence to the positions and decisions of the unions of the Arab and Egyptian Artistic Union towards such actions and the position in this position is fully aware of the difference between the official treaties by which the Arab governments are bound and the popular, cultural and artistic position of The issue of normalization.

The Union Council added that it reserves the right to take the measures and decisions it deems appropriate in light of the internal rules and laws that govern the work of the union, and we have called an emergency meeting with the Technical Federation of Trade Unions.

Regarding his suspension from work until questioned, Ramadan said: “Despite my explanation of my position on the subject of my photo with an Israeli, and that I do not know his nationality, and if I had, I would have refused. to photograph “.

And he continued, through his Facebook account, Monday night: “The place (a restaurant) is not a private party, and it played songs in Arabic, English and French. When the Israeli song worked, I don’t know what I supposed it was. I’d call my escort and they’d pay me in the elevator and I wouldn’t do what. “

He added: “I am in an Arab country, and the position is new for us, I regret, and despite my explanation to Mr. Al-Naqib, I have been suspended from performing in Egypt. Thank you, Theatrical Professions Syndicate. Thank you, the producer. , for stopping the upcoming Ramadan series, I thank my fans for not supporting me. “

“He didn’t know.”

Emirati journalist Hamad Al Mazrouei published an explanation about the photo he posted of Muhammad Ramadan with Israeli singer Omir Adam, and said through his Twitter account: “To speak the word of truth, artist Muhammad Ramadan did not know that the artist who took the photo with him is an Israeli national to clarify. “

Truth be told, the artist Muhammad Ramadan did not know that the artist who took the photo with him was an Israeli national for illustration …

– Hamad Al Mazrouei (@ uae3G) November 23, 2020

Al-Mazrouei was the first person to publish the image of Ramadan and the Israeli singer through his Twitter account. He commented on it and it was widely disseminated. It was well received by the Israeli side, either through the official spokesperson for the occupation army or the official website of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The image also received a severe Before attack from the pioneers of social networking sites.

Al Mazrouei deleted the photo after the great controversy it sparked on social networks.