Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Anti-Semitism in the Arab Media

Editorial cartoonists in the Arab world are using direct or borderline anti-Semitism in their portrayal of the presumptive U.S. presidential candidates as lackeys of the Jews and Israel. The American elections have provided an excuse for the Arab media to promulgate perverse, bigoted and age-old conspiracy theories that portray Israelis and Jews as controlling the candidates.

The American elections have provided an excuse for the Arab media to promulgate perverse, bigoted and age-old conspiracy theories that portray Israelis and Jews as controlling the candidates. Appearing in Arab and Muslim newspapers published in the Middle East and the Gulf countries, the cartoons and caricatures focus on four main themes which reflect a deeply rooted sentiment in the Arab world:

The close relationship between America and Israel and/or the Jews;
The influence of the Jewish lobby on American decision makers;
Jewish control of the Western media and economics;
The American administration's unwavering desire to satisfy Israel and American Jews.


For more examples, see: "The U.S. Presidential Candidates: Cartoons in the Arab Media"

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