Egypt Continues To Make Life Difficult For Jews Both Inside And Outside Of Egypt

While the lines of communication between Egypt and Israel appear to remain open, the ties between Egypt and Jews remain problematic.

Remember the lulav scare last year: Egypt bans lulav exports to Israel, Diaspora:

Egypt has banned the export of palm fronds to Israel and Jewish communities abroad, leading to fears of a lulav shortage for the Sukkot holiday.

Israel had previously imported about 700,000 palm fronds a year in the run-up to Sukkot, which is about 40 percent of the annual demand, Haaretz reported. Another 700,000 of the 2 million lulavs used in Diaspora Jewish communities also come from Egypt.

Then in January of this year, it was reported that Egypt To Bar Jews From Visiting Grave Site Of Abu Hatzeira: