A Drive to Israel: An Egyptian Meets His Neighbors

(The Dayan Center Papers, Number 128)

This is the odyssey of the popular Egyptian humorist and playwright, Ali Salem, translated for the first time from Arabic into English by Robert Silverman. This travelogue is an engaging look at an Egyptian intellectual’s direct impressions of Israel, and the reactions of his Egyptian colleagues to his adventure. Salem’s account is illuminating, provocative, and full of tongue-in-cheek humor.