Arab Antisemitism

Kofi The Kannibal, Samstag, 27. September 2003, 18:08 (vor 7901 Tagen)

The Arab countries have accomplished what the
Nazis could not. Arab countries are virtually
Judenrein (free of Jews). As late as 1948 there
were over three-quarters of a million Jews in Arab
countries. (That´s more than any country in the
world today, other than Israel and the USA). Some
had roots in those lands dating back to time
immemorial. Since 1948, the populations of the
Arab countries have grown exponentially. The
Jewish populations have not.

Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen had a
combined total of approximately 400,000 Jews in
1948. Today, there are an estimated grand total of
600.50 And, less than 2 of 10,000 Iranians are
Jews today. Jews in Morocco and Tunisia fared
somewhat better with a 98% decline in their
populations. By comparison, there are ten times
more Jews in Germany today than there are in all
Arab countries combined, including North Africa.

Is there any wonder why the Palestinians can´t
stand the idea of Jewish "settlements" in the
"West Bank?" If they ever did get a country, they
would surely expel the Jews from the land. Compare
this to Israel where 20% of the Israeli population
are Arabs with the right to vote.

The Arab world is the international hub of
antisemitism and Holocaust denial. By my own
estimation, Arab antisemitic propaganda exceeds
that of Nazi Germany. To historical Christian and
post enlightenment secular antisemitism, it adds
Islamic anti-Judaism, Arab totalitarianism and
Pan-Arabic nationalism.

Testifying regarding Arab antisemitism, before a
House Sub Committee on International Relations,
July 31, 2001, Marvin Hier, Founder and Dean of
the Simon Wiesenthal Center,51 said, "Hardly a day
passes in the Arab media without an article
deriding the Holocaust, slandering Judaism or
showering praise on Hitler."

"This February, Al-ghad, the monthly magazine of
the Arab Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, (an
affiliate of the International Red Cross),
featured an editorial by its Director General, Dr.
Al-Ashi. In it, he criticized Israel´s attempt to
have the Star of David become an official symbol
accredited to the Red Cross. Dr. Al-Ashi described
Jews as those who ‘stood against Christ and were
the opponents of Mohammed, the killers of prophets
and the promoters of drugs, prostitution,
homosexuality and crimes.´ All this was said in
the name of an organization, which is supposed to
promote health and humanity."

"When Secretary of State, Colin Powell made his
first official trip to the Middle East, Egypt´s
main newspaper, the government sponsored Al-Akbar
wrote, ‘The American Secretary of State, shed his
skin, tore himself from his roots, and today he
represents only himself and no connection to the
black American community... He did not hesitate to
demonstrate humiliation...as he stood humble, a
Jewish yarmulka on his head in front of the
memorial of the false Holocaust of the Jews.´ To
which the editor of the newspaper added in his
editorial, ‘Certainly this cursed yarmulka causes
whoever wears it to lose his righteousness to
forget justice.´ "

"This year, a day before the international
observance of Holocaust Remembrance, columnist
Ahmad Ragab, writing in that same newspaper said,
‘Thanks to Hitler, [of] blessed memory, who, on
behalf of the Palestinians revenged in advance
against the most vile criminals on the face of the
earth. Although we do have a complaint against
him, for his revenge on them was not enough.´ Mr.
Chairman, we are not talking about a neo-Nazi
publication. This is the semi-official government
newspaper of Egypt, whose editor is appointed by
President Mubarak.

This antisemitism is also expressed by Arab
leaders. For example, just a few months ago, it
was announced in Damascus by Syrian Defense
Minister, General Mustafa Tlass, that his book,
The Matzah of Zion, an infamous antisemitic canard
and blood libel, was being made into a movie for
worldwide distribution. Tlass´ book describes how
the Jews of 1840 Damascus allegedly murdered a
Catholic priest, Father Toma, and drained his
blood in order to use it to bake matzoh to fulfill
a Jewish ritual.

At their press conference in Damascus, Tlass and
Egyptian producer, Munir Radhi, remarked that The
Matzah of Zion would be the Arab world´s answer to
Schindler´s List [source MEMRI]. Isn´t it ironic
that there is total silence regarding this
initiative at the United Nations? After all, Syria
is about to be seated as a non-permanent member on
the United Nations Security Council.

I can assure you that if a similar announcement
had been made by the Defense Ministers of Germany
or Poland, it would make the front page of every
newspaper in the world. But because it occurred in
the Middle East, the world community paid no
attention ... ."

Since the outbreak of the Oslo Intifada, more
synagogues have been desecrated than at any other
time since the infamous Kristallnacht of 1938.