Egyptian TV show about Israel's destruction opens real world rift
by Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem from on (#52X2C)
Israel's foreign ministry reminds Egypt of peace deal after sci-fi drama El-Nehaya airs
An Egyptian science fiction drama that predicts Israel's destruction has provoked an angry reaction from the Jewish state, including from the country's foreign ministry, which reminded its neighbour of a decades-old peace deal.
Set in the year 2120, the series called El-Nehaya, meaning The End, imagines a bleak future with cloned robots, battered skyscrapers, and relentless violence.
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