The Cairo Takeaway stunt that backfired |
Israeli Australian Ofir Birenbaum donned his white Star of David cap, white T-shirt and wore a prominent Star of David necklace and headed to Cairo Takeaway with Daily Telegraph journalist Danielle Gusmaroli and a camera person on February 11.
He was on a mission to find “evidence” of an escalation of antisemitism.
Cairo Takeaway was targeted for NewsCorp’s “undercover” story because its owner, Hesham El Masry, is well known for his support for Palestine.
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By then, the staff had twigged to the media sting and the Telegraph duo were accused of “divisive journalism” as they retreated up the street.
El Masry alleged that Birenbaum made a number of provocative comments to staff in an attempt to spark an........