Egyptian Media carries anti-Semitic rhetoric and Holocaust denial or glorification, Obama Israel's 'Staunchest ally' silent.

Egyptian Media carries anti-Semitic rhetoric and Holocaust denial or glorification, Obama Israel's 'Staunchest ally' silent.(CNS).In the wake of the so-called Arab Spring in Egypt, which led to the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak and the election of a parliament dominated by Islamist parties, expressions of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial and glorification have become common in the Egyptian media, including in government-owned media, according to the U.S. State Department. “Anti-Semitism is common in the state-owned and private media,” said the State Department country report on religious freedom in Egypt for 2011, which was released Monday. “It sometimes included anti-Semitic rhetoric and Holocaust denial or glorification,” said the State Department report. “Editorial cartoons and articles depicting demonic images of Jews and Israeli leaders, stereotypical images of Jews along with Jewish symbols, and comparisons of Israeli leaders with Hitler and the Nazis were published throughout the year, particularly after the August 18 deaths of five Egyptian soldiers in Sinai during an Israeli operation against terrorist attackers,” said the State Department. The State Department noted that despite rampant anti-Semitism in both the government’s media and “opposition” media, there have not been attacks on Jews in Egyptian “in recent years.” “Anti-Semitic sentiments appeared both in the government-owned and opposition press; however, there have been no violent anti-Semitic incidents in recent years,” said the State Department.

However, 11 pages earlier than the above statement, the same report noted that there are only about 100 elderly Jews remaining in a country that has a population of more than 83 million people.

“The country’s Jewish community numbers about 100 persons, mostly senior citizens,” said the State Department report.“The government has advised journalists and cartoonists to avoid anti-Semitism,” said the State Department. “Government officials insist that anti-Semitic statements in the media are a reaction to Israeli government actions against Palestinians and do not reflect historical anti-Semitism; however, there are few public attempts to distinguish between anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment.”In Egypt, according to the State Department report, a government ministry is supposed to license all mosques and the Muslim imams are supposed to be appointed by and be paid by the government, although free-lance mosques are now springing up. Despite this government control of the clergy, Egyptian imams also promoted anti-Semitism, according to the State Department. “There were reports that imams used anti-Semitic rhetoric in their sermons," said the State Department.Hmmmm.......Obama: "“We will hold sacred the beliefs held sacred by others.”Read the full story here.