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Inquiry & Analysis No. 785—Egypt/Lantos Archives on

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Antisemitic and Anti-Israel Articles on Egyptian Muslim

Brotherhood Website

The following is research published today from the MEMRI Special Dispatch Series. Antisemitic and Anti-Israel Articles on Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Website Pakistani Daily Report: Pakistani Christian Named 'Jew' Threatened by Islamic Extremists Inquiry & Analysis No. 785—Egypt/Lantos Archives on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial/Jihad & Terrorism Studies Project/Martyrdom Antisemitic and Anti-Israel Articles on Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Website By: B. Chernitsky* The website of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt, Ikhwanonline.com, contains articles with antisemitic motifs, including Holocaust denial and descriptions of the "Jewish character" as covetous, exploitative, and a source of evil in human society. While articles of this tenor have been posted on the site in the past, their posting has recently taken on greater importance in light of the group's increasing strength following the ouster of the Mubarak regime, as reflected by the results of the recent parliamentary elections. In addition to antisemitic content, articles on the site also include praise for jihad and martyrdom, and condemnation of negotiation as a means of regaining Islamic lands. Among these are articles calling to kill Zionists and praising the September 9, 2011 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo – which one article called a landmark of the Egyptian revolution. Some senior officials in the MB's Freedom and Justice party published articles on the site expressing reservations regarding the peace agreement with Israel and insisting that Egypt was entitled to amend it. Such statements contradict assurances by Freedom and Justice party head Dr. Muhammad Mursi to senior U.S. officials that the MB would honor all international agreements signed by Egypt. To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5992.htm. Special Dispatch No. 4420—Pakistan/South Asia Studies Project/Islamic Reform/Lantos Archives on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial Pakistani Daily Report: Pakistani Christian Named 'Jew' Threatened by Islamic Extremists Recently, a Pakistani daily published a report on a Pakistani Christian who has been charged in an alleged blasphemy case and come under repeated threats from Islamic extremists after he wrote his name "Jew Jurian." The word "Jew" could be sensitive in Pakistani society where antisemitism runs deep in the public psyche. The report, titled "The Name 'Jew' Lands Christian in Trouble," stated that problems for Jew Jurian began after he wrote his name on an application form for a national identity card, which is issued by the Pakistani government to every citizen. Not only did the entry clerk assume that he was a Jew, but later a blasphemy case was filed against Jew Jurian, and threats emanating from local Islamic extremists in Lahore have continued against him. According to the report published in The Express Tribune newspaper, Jew Jurian and his family members – along with others who were also accused of committing blasphemy – have left the area of Lahore where they used to live. The case also highlights how police officials in Pakistani society often work in collusion with Islamic extremists in religious cases. To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5991.htm.