If hell ever freezes over, an inquiring reporter will probably be the first to go out to see if the ice is thick enough to walk on. Last week a young Cairo journalist, the first Egyptian lawfully to penetrate what has long been the world's hottest border, was back home safe and telling his story.
Ibrahim Izzat, a 29-year-old magazine writer, was arguing about Israel at a London party last April when an Israeli diplomat walked up and asked: "What do you know about it? You've never been there."
"True," answered Izzat, "but I...
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