Expressions of Anti-Semitism in the Arab Press
(December 1999)
There has been a significant increase in anti-Semitic publications in
the Arab press in recent months. Publications in the Jordanian press,
including that of the establishment, are especially extreme. Developments
in the political process with Syria which began in recent weeks have no
influence on the publication of articles, nor have they led to any
moderation in their severity.
- Jordan
- Egypt
- Palestinians
- Morocco
On 12 October, 1999, an article by Dr. Al-Aqsa appeared in the editorial
columns of 'Al-Sabil' stating that Jewish propaganda turns truth into lies
and lies into truth, distorts facts and takes statements out of their
context. Dr. Al-Aqsa adds that the Jews bring to trial and acquit whomever
they wish using their perverse methods. The Jews declare their desire for
peace but commit many crimes and spill much blood. They export terrorism to
the entire world and try to kindle the fire of wars between the nations in
order to facilitate their domination.
On 25 October, 1999, the daily 'Al-Arab Al-Yom' published an article
whose author claimed that the Jews live by murder, massacre, fire and
destruction. The writer believes that Jews claim God commanded them to do
these things, even though He is compassionate and forgiving. If He were
such, He would not have let them remain alive until now, but would have
transformed them into monkeys and pigs, just as He did to their
predecessors as a punishment for their evil ways. Therefore they take
revenge on humanity, which still has faith, in order to lead it astray from
the straight path so that they will become rulers. They educate their
children to hate the Arabs and teach them to kill Arab children before they
grow up and are able to carry arms and kill Jews.
An article extreme in its severity was published in 'Al-Sabil' on 7
December, 1999. The author, Zuheira Jamal Namar, writes: 'Would that we had
Hitler's ambition. He lived in poverty and therefore hated the rich Jews
who held positions unjustly. His hatred was kindled because of
exploitation. Exploitation accomplishes the impossible and results in the
eruption of a volcano. He took revenge against them and regained his right.
But we, the Arabs, want peace with those who are not satisfied with those
positions, but took away our land as well, expelled the people, murdered
them, and seized the treasures. Hitler took revenge on the Jews because he
knew they were profiteers, traitors and blood suckers. He got rid of them
in a sinful way and fulfilled his dream and regained his stolen rights. Is
not such a person worthy of admiration? Hitler achieved what the Arabs
failed to achieve, even though he started his career as a lowly official.
He cleansed his country of Jews in his own way and the Jewish historians
lied when they said it was a Holocaust. I contemplate history and see
Hitler, the Nazi leader, I learn from his mistakes, his firm resolve and
desire, I adopt what is suitable for my principles and my Arabism and ask
you to rethink correctly. Hopes and dreams are not easy concepts, but are
achieved through work, effort and optimism. We must learn from the mistakes
of others and know that nothing is impossible. Look at Hitler and do not
change the fate of Jerusalem and Palestine to that of Spain.
On 21 December, 1999, Dr. Al-Mamuni published an article in 'Al-Arab
Al-Yom' in which he stated that the Jews go from door to door throughout
the world crying and crawling. When the doors are opened and they are
permitted to live with other people, they want to be the masters and make
others pity them because of their situation and because they were victims
of the Nazis and persecuted. They strive to destroy the countries of the
Arabs, the Muslims and the entire world, through civil disputes and wars.
They are planning a nuclear war in which they do not participate so that
the world will be destroyed and the weapons of mass destruction will remain
in their hands. The Jew wants to gain control of world funds illegally like
taking bribes, drugs, trading in body parts and prostitution. By means of
these methods, which are against religion, values and the dignity of man,
they have succeeded in accumulating half of the world's riches. A Jew
negotiates in a vile way. He conducts a dialogue, afterwards he manoeuvres
and then lies and distorts the facts, as is mentioned in the Koran.
In the 24 October, 1999 issue of 'Al-Shaab', an article was published by
Dr. Al-Kaud who wrote that the 'culture of peace' is one of the aspects of
Jewish deception by which the Jews ridicule our discriminated and
persecuted people, people who were a target for attack from the West and
the Jews. The true culture from which the European and Jewish conscience is
composed in the modern era is actually a culture of killing and tyranny, a
culture of racism, which motivates its bearers to behave with contemptible
conceit towards the Third World.
The establishment daily 'Al-Aharam', writes on 2 December, 1999 on the
right of the Palestinian refugees to return to Israel: 'The Jews, who by
virtue of their Law of Return, support the (American and European)
mouthpieces, have not only completely assimilated into the societies among
which they live, but also control the financial and media in those
societies'. On 23 November, 1999, the establishment 'Al-Wafd' published an
article following what it called 'the alliance which Israel made with
Turkey against the Arabs and the Muslims'. It says that Allah chose us,
since we were the people of the Prophet Muhammad, so that we might fulfill
Muhammad's task and save the entire world from that cursed gang. To this
end, why shouldn't we learn the opinions of our enemy in order to learn his
hellish plans and prepare for their elimination? Moreover, why should we
not imbue our children with the spirit of the Jihad, when the Koran teaches
us about the black history of the Jews?
The daily 'Al-Hayat Al-Jedida' of 14 December, 1999 maintained that
there is a great deal of evidence that world Zionism is active behind the
scenes and damages the environment, the economy and society in the Arab
world and even causes epidemics which destroy it. This is done to promote
its strategic plan, based on the industrial and economic exploitation of
the Arab region's resources. World Zionism is a political and economic
octopus which is strongly attached to the decision-makers in the Powers and
which exploits to its own ends their economic capabilities for projects
that ensure its growth at the expense of the Arab economy. World Zionism
strives to destroy the Arab economy using every means at its disposal.
The weekly 'Al-Hayat Al-Yomiyah' of 23 October, 1999, reports on a new
virus which attacks Moroccan tomatoes and which pesticides have so far not
succeeded in destroying. The weekly notes that the virus appeared in
Morocco after the visit to Morocco of a number of Israeli experts in 1996
who had come to conduct an experiment on lethal medicines. The purpose of
the experiment and the visit was to examine the cost of growing tomatoes in
Morocco and especially the cost of the type Morocco exports to Europe.
Sources: Israeli Foreign Ministry |