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Old May 7, 2011 | 10:53 pm
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Originally Posted by anabolism
I thought only Egypt was regarded as Europe, with Israel (and Jordan) considered Africa, from the link just above:
oneworld Explorer regions are defined as:

Europe and Middle East, including Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Russia both east and west of the Urals, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Yemen

Africa (excluding countries named above)
I thought that since Israel wasn't in the list for "Europe and Middle East" that it was considered to be in Africa.
You're misinterpreting the phrasing. The named countries are to clarify which nations that are often not considered geographically part of Europe and the Middle East are considered such for the purposes of the Oneworld Explorer. For example, Libya and Sudan are geographically in Africa but are in Euro/ME for the purposes of this fare. Kazakhstan is in Asia, but is considered Euro/ME for this fare as well. Italy and Jordan, for example, are not listed as they are unambiguously located in Europe and the Middle East, respectively.
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