Seminary Letter Warns Towards Travel By way of Egypt; Travel Brokers Inform YWN No Such Incidents Reported – The Yeshiva World

A letter circulated to folks of scholars at Machon Bnos Yehuda is elevating issues after claiming that Jewish girls touring via Egypt skilled horrifying incidents and potential assaults whereas trying to go away Israel amid the continuing battle.

The letter, distributed below the Machon Bnos Yehuda letterhead, states that data was acquired describing “extremely distressing incidents” involving girls who tried to journey via Egypt. According to the message, in some circumstances girls had been allegedly separated from the boys touring with them — together with married girls separated from their husbands — and subjected to troubling experiences.

The letter urges dad and mom to not take into account sending their daughters via Egypt or neighboring international locations, stating that some people concerned within the alleged incidents selected to not converse publicly however requested that others be warned.

However, a number of journey brokers who’ve been working across the clock serving to 1000’s of Israelis and vacationers go away the nation informed YWN that they haven’t heard of any such incidents by any means.

Over the previous week alone, 1000’s of vacationers have efficiently exited Israel through the Taba border crossing into Egypt as Israel’s airspace remained closed, persevering with onward to flights from Sharm el-Sheikh, Cairo, or different regional airports. These vacationers have included households, yeshiva college students, seminary ladies, vacationers, and enterprise vacationers.

Travel professionals contacted by YWN had been unanimous: whereas the journey via Egypt could be lengthy, difficult, and exhausting, none reported listening to of assaults or incidents resembling these described within the letter.

“It’s a difficult trip, absolutely,” one veteran journey agent who has organized tons of of such evacuations informed YWN. “There can be long waits at the border, transportation challenges, and general stress. But nobody in the travel industry has heard of any of these alleged incidents.”

Several brokers additionally identified that if such severe incidents had occurred, they might virtually actually have shortly unfold throughout the intensive community of journey coordinators, drivers, border brokers, and organizers at present aiding the large motion of vacationers.

The claims within the letter have subsequently been met with skepticism amongst these concerned within the evacuation efforts.

In reality after a lot investigation, YWN has confirmed that one lady was questioned over potential drug trafficking and no different purpose. This whole story grew wings and unfold like wildfire.

Some observers in contrast the report back to different unverified rumors which have circulated in latest days, together with a broadly shared declare final week amongst some seminary college students alleging that the Mossad had implanted explosives in Iranian chief Ali Khamenei’s enamel — a narrative that shortly collapsed below scrutiny.

For now, the overwhelming consensus amongst journey professionals stays that whereas leaving Israel through Egypt is way from simple, 1000’s have accomplished the journey safely with out the sorts of incidents described within the letter.

YWN takes no place relating to the claims referenced above. We are merely reporting the contents of the seminary letter alongside data offered by a number of main journey professionals who say they haven’t heard of such incidents. The journey via Egypt could be lengthy and sophisticated, and it’s actually not one thing a younger woman ought to undertake alone. At the identical time, many vacationers at present have restricted choices, and 1000’s of Jews have efficiently reached their locations over the previous week utilizing the Egypt route.

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