Man dresses up as a Jew in Egypt as a practical joke, and proves Egyptian antisemitism

The Egyptian city of Assiut (Asyut) has a reputation for miserliness. As a result, the people of Assiut have  nickname, being known as the "Jews of Egypt."  Because, cheap Jews, har-har.

A man decided, as a practical joke, to dress up as a caricature of a rabbi and walk through the streets of Assiut to prove that the residents there are tolerant and really aren't like "Jews."

Dressed up in a ridiculous hat a fake sidelocks, he walked around the streets, posing in front of Assiut's landmarks.

Cairo Live reports that the resulting photos caused anger on social media in Egypt.

The jokester defended himself, saying he only wanted to show how tolerant the people of Assiut really are, as he is one of them.

The photographer says that indeed the citizens of the town were not angry - it was the other Egyptians who got upset at seeing a "Jew" walking around their beloved nation. 

But even the jokester did the video with the intention to prove that Assiut's residents weren't like miserly Jews, so there was plenty of antisemitism all around in this episode.

Ha-ha.

(h/t Ibn Boutros)

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