Openly anti-Jewish material continues to appear in the publications of opposition elements in Egypt despite that country’s formal peace treaty with Israel, says a report issued here by the Institute of Jewish Affairs.
The report by Dr. Raphael Israeli, Director of the Hebrew, University’s pre-academic studies and an expert on Islam and Chinese history, concludes that no substantial changes occurred in the popular Egyptian conception of Jews, Israelis and Zionism during the years immediately after President Anwar Sadat’s peace mission.
Dr. Israel’s report is based on his forthcoming book analyzing the Arabs’ stereotype descriptions of Jews and the wide ranging accusations levelled at Israel.
Of particular concern, he writes, are a number of publications, published at least until 1981, which were based on the infamous “Protocols of the Elders of Zion”, and blood libel themes.
He cites two popular books — “The War of Survival Between the Koran and the Talmud” and “The Jews, Objects of the Wrath of God” — which were in demand by the Egyptian public during the Cairo book fair of February 1981.
In Dr. Israeli’s view, the existence of anti-Semitic publications places “a long dark tunnel at the end of the light which the peace treaty has kindled.”
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