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Together with Maggdy and several of
Ganani's Egyptian business associates,
Amos succeeded in taking out his
mother's business documents, hiring a
lawyer to put a freeze on her company's
activities and filing a complaint against
the Egyptian police.
Given the sensitivity of her case, it is
, not surprising that a number of Israeli
businesspeople involved in trade with
I Egypt and prior dealings with Ganani
now refuse to talk about her. Ganani
herself denies recent unattributed press
reports that she is on a "blacklist" of
some 1,500 Israelis that Egyptian secu-
rity services will not allow into the
country. In fact, she is currently plan-
ning another trip — either for herself or
"—her son — to recover her assets there.
The Egyptians, Ganani says,
responded well to her.
Although it took her time to make
lasting connections with businessmen,
her public relations skills and her ability
to convince them Of her good inten-
tions generally paid off.
"I succeeded in Egypt because I
showed my partners the bad and good
• sides of [every deal]," Ganani explains.
• 'In business you have to be able to con-
vince your partners that you're honest
and you're telling them the truth.
"I loved the simplicity and the
anonymity of Egypt. I would get on a
felucca and go anywhere. The second
you walked into a town, people would
invite you into their home and throw a
party: They are so warm," says Ganani.
"Now, if I go in the street, I know
everyone. That can be nice, too. But
here there's pressure and a lot of social
competition."
For a woman who had always led a
very public life, the reduced social
opportunities Egypt offered didn't both-
er her. She would go to restaurants or
cafes alone, enjoying the city as it
buzzed around her.
• - During the four years she lived in
Cairo, Ganani says she always felt com-
pletely at home. But now she wonders
whether she was naive to believe that
the Egyptians were as ready for her as
she was for them.
As for the Israelis who suspect
Ganani of spying, she has one thing to
say:
"I wish I were a spy. I would be col-
•
/— lecting a pension right now rather than
looking for a job."
While she waits for her next oppor-
tunity, Ganani, a published poet, is
editing the final version of her autobi-
ography and searching for a publisher.
She's sure that her life story would also
make a great movie.

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