“The Arab press has outdone Hitler’s propaganda,” Anti-Defamation League National director Abraham Foxman said Monday, noting that “a grotesque propaganda war which has reached a new dimension” had emerged from the war in Lebanon.
Foxman, speaking at an ADL press conference in Jerusalem, said the anti-Semitic material in the Arab press frequently depicts Israeli control over the UN, an irony noted by Foxman, who pointed to the UN support of Arab causes, particularly in the UN Human Rights Council.
Over 100 incidents of anti-Semitism have been triggered by the war in Lebanon, Foxman said, and while there had been an increase in the US and Europe, the situation was not nearly as serious as in the Arab world.
“Conflict in the Middle East legitimizes anti-Semitic actions worldwide,” explained the ADL director. However, he noted that “if you over hype specific incidents, such as the attack in Seattle, the anti-Semites win because people will stop going to Jewish centers and institutions - it’s a delicate balance.”
Commenting on Germany’s potential role as part of the UN peacekeeping force, Foxman said that its participation “is still an issue.”
“The fact that one still needs to struggle with the issue is important, but at the end of the day I would like to see the Germans as peacekeepers,” Foxman said. He added that “it is important that there is an element of historical trauma. Jews and Germans will always have that shadow of history, but it’s healthy.”
This thread is meant to discuss the current state of anti-semetic behaviour in the arab media and whether it has surpassed the Nazi anti-semetic propoganda of the 1930's
^ Anti-semitic has been the accepted terminolgoy for anti-Jewish for many years, regardless of the technical meaning of 'semite'.
But I can sympathize, I am on a campaign to have "iced tea" referred to as "iced tea". I absolutely hate asking for the multi-syllabled "un-sweetened iced tea" when all I want is a glass of iced tea. If someone wants to ruin their glass of tea by having it sweetened, they should be the ones required to ask for "sweet tea", don't make me jump through extra hoops and still end up with karo syrup because I didn't shout "UN" loud enough in the drive thru speaker.
Good luck with your campaign to include all Arabs, Arameans, Babylonians, Carthaginians, Ethiopians, and Phoenicians in your defintion of anti-semitic.
^Semites r those who speak semitic languages which includes Arabs. lol u don't think most of the western media outlets especially the ones in U.S. r doing their propoganda as well. Yeah typical, everything that the western media says r facts, and everything every1 else says is considered propoganda.
Yeah u want that don't you, well it won't be long, get ready for World War III, and u'll even c some major non-muslim nations teaming up with muslim nations, then we'll see who gets a spanking.
anti-arab means Racism towards Arabs
What media has successfully discarded other semite religions out of 'semite' definition? Anyway, I still think Arab media is far behind in propaganda when compared with pro-zion media.
There are plenty of stories in Western media that sympathize with Palestinian causes, issues and people. Heck, in most western countries, a majority of stories can be classified as 'pro-Palestinian. Are there *any *Arab media that do the same for the Israeli cause? If so, I'd like to see it. And, if so, I am sure it is a small, small minority. So that would mean Arab media is FAR ahead in propaganda, wouldn't it?