The piano tune of normalization

"Unfortunately, not all Egyptians believe that Barenboim’s visit to Egypt is a good idea. On the Angry Arab blog, the writer tells of his “distrust” of a man who worked for many years with Said in order to build bridges between Israeli and Palestinians. “I never liked or trusted this man, and his friendship with Edward Said meant nothing to me. I never felt that I need to befriend an Israeli to complete my humanity or to prove my civility,” the posting reads.