They were probably hoping to murder some Jews, but “the Israelis involved in the incident are a group of Arabs.”
“Egypt: gunmen shoot at tourist bus near pyramids,” ANSAmed, January 7, 2015 (thanks to Insubria):
(ANSAmed) – CAIRO, JANUARY 7 – A bus carrying Israeli tourists was attacked near the pyramids by a group of 16 gunmen, according to Egyptian security sources, who added that the tourists were not injured.
According to Jerusalem radio, the Israelis involved in the incident are a group of Arabs. Nobody reported injuries, according to the broadcaster, which added that there were scenes of panic following the attack. (ANSAmed)

V. Balest says
I don’t know who has more uneducated, angry white guys– the USA of Islam.
Wellington says
“I don’t know who has more uneducated angry white guys—-the USA of {sic} Islam.
The “angry white guy” in America is almost entirely a myth, cooked up by leftists who are not content to tell someone who disagrees with them why they are wrong. Leftists aplenty must also convey why those who disagree with their received wisdom are bad. By contrast, Islam produces angry men by the shitload. Be careful of equivalency thinking, which your post reveals with crystal clarity. Reconsider.
Angemon says
American “angry white guy”: “Hey, dumbass, you drove our country from a world super power to a world super joke . How about you get your lazy ass out of welfare, go get a haircut, and a job, and help me make America great again?”
Islamic “angry white guy” (like the Fort Dix Six or the Tsaernev brothers): “SILENCE INFIDELS!!! I KILL YOU!!! BECAUSE YOU’RE INFIDELS!!! NOW GIVE ME YOUR MONEY AND CONVERT TO ISLAM OR I KILL YOU!!!”
I’ll take the American variety, thank you very much.
Jaladhi says
What the hell is wrong with these Westerners who still keep flocking to Islamic countries for tourism and provide a chance to these murderers to kill them?? Stop going to all Islamic hell holes, there are much better countries in the world to visit and are safer!!
john spielman says
agreed ESPECIALLY if you are from ISRAEL
el cid says
did you read the article?
They were Arab tourists! “Westerners?”
Christianblood says
Can’t understand why would an Israeli go to Egypt under the present global islamic jihadist fervor?
Dhimmiwit says
They presumed they were safe because they were Arab Israelis perhaps?
Charli Main says
Several Muslims commenting on this incident, on other blogs, all claimed that the attackers were in fact Israelis/ Mossed agents trying to damage Egypt´s tourist trade and demonise innocent Muslims.
Yet again, the Muslims are the victims of the Machiavellian Joooooooows.
nacazo says
No Joooooooows involved it was the juice.
Smokey says
Islamic followers always create drama and than say it was the Israelis that plotted this,lol. They are so pathetic it isn’t even funny. Israelis wouldn’t be able to do this in Egypt in the first place and anyone that falls for this is stupid as all get out. Israel doesn’t have to make up sh, the Hamas is a terrorists organization elected by the Palestinians, need I say more.
Rob says
Probably uses Zionist carrier pigeons for surveillance before attacking the bus.
Sam says
Don’t believe the story. It is again the Jews acting as ISIS to give a bad name to Islam. That is all Jews fault you know.
JIMJFOX says
Giving a bad name to Islam? You jest, surely!
Jack Diamond says
No, it is the Curse of the Mummy.
16 gunmen and no one injured? No doubt those in the bus immediately screamed they were Muslims
and began recited from the Qur’an. Close call, Abdullah.
Nigel Dixon says
Phew… Close call. Imagine if a Koran had been hit. How would those 16 fighters have lived with themselves?
Mo says
I am always afraid that these Islamic savages will blow up the pyramids and the Sphinx! I know in reality I have little hope of seeing them in person. But as long as I’m alive and as long as they exist, there’s still the possibility. I can’t imagine them being turned into rubble.
Jack Diamond says
al-Baghdadi has called for their destruction, there is also an al-Qaeda fatwa from 2012 calling for the destruction of the pyramids and Sphinx, and Egyptian salafists have also called for it.
Lest you think this is a marginal opinion, here is the verdict from the popular site Islam Q&A:
“The evidence of sharee’ah indicates that it is obligatory to destroy idols
If it is asked, how come the Sahaabah left alone the ancient idols of the Pharaohs and Phoenicians? The answer is that these idols fall into one of three categories:
1 – These idols may have been in remote places that the Sahaabah did not reach; when the Sahaabah conquered Egypt, for example, that does not mean that they reached every part of the land.
2 – These idols may not have been visible, rather they may have been inside Pharaonic buildings etc. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us to hasten when passing through the abodes of the wrongdoers and those who had been punished, and he forbade entering such places.
What we think is that if the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw a temple or building belonging of these people, they did not enter it or even look at what was inside it.
This will dispel any confusion about why the Sahaabah did not see the Pyramids or what is inside them. There is also the possibility that their doors and entrances were covered with sand at that time.
3 – Many of these idols that are visible nowadays were covered and hidden, and have only been discovered recently, or they have been brought from remote places that the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not reach.
Al-Zarkali was asked about the Pyramids and the Sphinx etc: Did the Sahaabah who entered Egypt see them?
He said: They were mostly covered with sand, especially the Sphinx.
Shibh Jazeerat al-‘Arab, 4/1188
Then even if we assume that there was a statue that was visible and not hidden, then we still have to prove that the Sahaabah saw it and were able to destroy it.
The fact of the matter is that the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) would not have been able to destroy some of these statues. It took twenty days to destroy some of these statues even with tools, equipment, and explosives etc that were not available to the Sahaabah at all.
This is indicated by what Ibn Khuldoon said in al-Muqaddimah (p. 383), that the caliph al-Rasheed was unable to destroy the estrade of Chosroes. He started to do that, and he gathered men and tools, and burned it with fire, and poured vinegar on it, but he was unable to do it. And the caliph al-Ma’moon wanted to destroy the Pyramids in Egypt and he gathered workers but he could not do it.
With regard to the excuse that these statues are part of the legacy of mankind, no attention should be paid to such words. Al-Laat, al-‘Uzaa, Hubal, Manaat and other idols were also a legacy for those who worshipped them among Quraysh and the Arabs.
This is a legacy, but it is a haraam legacy which should be uprooted. When the command comes from Allaah and His Messenger, then the believer must hasten to obey, and the command of Allaah and His Messenger cannot be rejected on the grounds of this flimsy excuse.”
https://islamqa.info/en/20894
Some people can imagine them turned into rubble.
Colin says
Imagine the day when the religious sites of Saudi lie in rubble, unvisited and forgotten. What a milestone for humanity..
Wright says
All this for what… Some old guy who went into a cave for a while, came out and said that he went on a winged horse into the sky to talk to god… I’m glad I live in the good part of the world where people don’t believe in these nonsensical fairy tales anymore…
Mike says
I’ll bet that that busload of tourists went back to Israel thankful that they live in Israel, and not in an Arab country, though they might not be willing to state it so bluntly in public.
Jim Peters says
There were 16 attackers? and no injuries? We should be so lucky. How do you miss a tourist bus. I was there years ago, the buses are the big greyhound types. Maybe the Egyptian attackers were just trying out their Christmas or Ramadan presents or they thought it was new-year’s eve. This article is ridiculous.
Rebecca Ellen Moulds says
Some of these comments are ignorant. I lived in Egypt for ten years, from 1996-2006. I lived in Cairo with my husband and two children. During those years, it was safe for tourists to either arrive by air or drive between Egypt and Israel. Many of us expats would drive from Cairo to Taba, as it was a well-known fact that right over the border, there were wine warehouses where one could stock up on Israeli wines. Even with the Luxor massacre in November 1997, the tourists returned to Luxor and other major cities and area of Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula where there are beautiful resorts. However, the present situation in Egypt requires one to be circumspect, and even Israeli Arabs are not safe. The fact that tour buses are still operating between Egypt and Israel is in itself, a declaration of the desperation of the tourist industry, as they have risked the lives of people in order to make some much-needed money. This incident is tragic but expected in light of recent developments in the Middle East.