Update: Official Egyptian Media Continue to
Deny Holocaust, Preach Anti-Semitism
Jerusalem, January 11, 1999
Four months ago, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the
September 17, 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt,
the Israel Government Press Office (GPO) released a special report
documenting anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial in the official
Egyptian press. Egyptian officials responded by denying that the
official Egyptian media was anti-Semitic.
Following are several examples of anti-Semitism and Holocaust
denial which have appeared in the official Egyptian press in
recent months:
* Egyptian daily, Al-Ahram, December 8, 1998 (article by Nabil
Amar)
"Has there been any change at all in the personality of
the fanatic Jew, as it has come to be known and
described in the literature and heritage of most of the
nations of the world? That is to say, has there been
any development of his character traits after his state
has been established and he has obtained international
influence? For example, is there any difference
between Netanyahu's traits, when he is negotiating
with the Palestinians, Lebanese and the Syrians, and
those of the money-lender from the play 'The Merchant
of Venice'?"
* Egyptian daily Al-Ahram, November 29, 1998
(article by Ragev al-Bana on Israel's treatment of the Palestinians
and human rights)
"Who would have believed that there would be a
country in the world which even now follows the Nazi
example in its treatment of prisoners?"
* Egyptian daily Al-Ahram, November 14, 1998
"The Jews have been behind all of the wars and their
goal was corruption and destruction. This is their
means of getting rich quick after wars."
* Egyptian weekly October, October 11, 1998 issue (article by
Muhammad al-Takhlawi)
"Research done regarding the Torah proves that there is
no one with whom the Jews have not quarreled,
including God.... the Torah makes clear that quarreling
and strife are among the foundations of the "Israeli
personality", for immediately upon birth, the Jew
imbibes conflict with his mother's milk and therefore
one can not find a Jew who is not involved in some
dispute... [the Jew is] a man of quarrel and conflict,
who sows enmity with his hidden fingers throughout
the entire world."
* Egyptian weekly October, October 4, 1998 issue (article by
Mustafa Mahmoud)
"Any one who studies the Jewish heritage can not help
but feel that all conspiracies against religions and
generally all destructive upheavals and the
undermining of values and basic principles - all are
the result of this heritage. Jewish guidance directs
every axe of destruction... Satan worship is part of
Judaism and especially its concealed aspects, such as
the Kabbalah, as is the goal of destroying the
monotheistic religions."
* Egyptian daily Al-Akhbar, September 25, 1998
(article by Wahya Abu Thawkra entitled, "The Holocaust,
Netanyahu and Me")
"... the Jews invented the myth of mass extermination
and the fabrication that 6 million Jews were put to
death in Nazi ovens. This was done with the aim of
motivating the Jews to emigrate to Israel and to
blackmail the Germans for money as well as to achieve
world support for the Jews. Similarly, Zionism based
itself on this myth to establish the State of Israel... I
continue to believe that the Holocaust is an Israeli
myth which was invented to blackmail the world."
* Egyptian daily Al-Ahram, September 21, 1998 (article by Anis
Mansour)
"...racism, chauvinism and the principle of ethnic
purity are all elements of Zionism, regardless of the
revocation of the UN resolution on this subject."
Provided by the Government Press Office
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