Egypt’s “Flagmen” Symbolize Hate for Israel

Commentary Magazine ^ | 8/30/11 | Jonathan Tobin

[Nachum]

According to today’s New York Times, the current idol of Egypt is a man who scaled the walls of a multi-story building in order to get to the roof of Israel’s embassy in Cairo where he then hauled down the Israeli flag and replaced it with an Egyptian one. The man, now known as “flagman,” received a job and an apartment–both scarce commodities in Egypt–as a reward for his exploit.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Kind of vitiates the whole idea of an “embassy.” Why would Egypt want an embassy “to itself”? Not that bitter hate ever had to make sense.

[ridesthemiles]

The Muslim Brotherhood isn’t as innocous as Joe Biden would have us believe..

[Levante]

Egypt positioning itself, both politically and on a personal, man-in-the-street way, to get it’s ass stomped yet again by Isreal.

[ken5050]

I suspect that the embassy’s chief of security is reviewing ALL plans...