Special Dispatch No. 4951
Antisemitic Iranian Film 'Saturday Hunter' Aired By Iranian TV
In November 2011, MEMRI published a report about the Iranian antisemitic film Saturday Hunter , which was first screened at a Tehran film festival and then in Iranian movie theaters, and was posted on the Internet that month. The film's plot centers around Zionist Rabbi Hanan, an Orthodox Jew who takes it upon himself to teach his grandson Benjamin to create a war machine to destroy all the nations. His little grandson Benjamin becomes the fearless warrior that his grandfather wishes
Another MEMRI report, published in January 2012, noted that the film's director, Mohammad Qahremani, said of the film that it "portrays the Zionist crimes against the defenseless Palestinian people. It presents the extremist Zionist ideology, which calls for the killing of Palestinians and the plundering of their land, which are deemed a religious duty... [and] the Zionist brainwashing, which is passed down from one generation to another."
The following are excerpts from Saturday Hunter as aired by Iranian TV Channel 1 on August 17, 2012.
Grandfather Shown Teaching Grandson To Fire Weapons – To Please God
A young boy, Benjamin, is brought to Israel by his mother, to be raised by his "blind" grandfather Hanan. He is awaited by a group consisting mainly of ultra-Orthodox Jews and armed uniformed soldiers.
 
The group exchanges greetings with Hanan:
Hanan: "Shalom."
Man: "Shalom."
Hanan: "Shalom."
Man: "Shalom."
An Arab man called Matin holds out a box with a pair of scissors to Hanan
Matin: "It is ready, sir."
Hanan: "Take this, Benjamin."
 
Special Dispatch No. 4950
Egyptian-American Author And Middle East Freedom Forum - Director Magdi Khalil Writes On Holocaust, Antisemitism In The Middle East
In an article titled "History Comes Alive At The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum," which was published in Arabic on Ahewar.org on September 5, 2012, Magdi Khalil, Egyptian-American intellectual, prominent human rights activist, and executive director of the Middle East Freedom Forum in Cairo and Washington, D.C. writes about his experiences during his recent visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The following is the article, as translated by the author:
"As Hatred Gives Birth To Violence, Violence In Turn Gives Birth To Crime; The More Vicious The Hatred, The More Horrendous The Crime"
"Recently, I paid a visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. It was my first visit to the museum, as I usually try to avoid coming face to face with the barbaric acts that humans commit against one another, and would rather just read the historical accounts. However, I was persuaded of the importance of such a visit, since the Copts in Egypt are being subjected to a widespread culture of hatred similar to what the Jewish people experienced in Europe."
"As the docents who accompanied me proceeded to explain about the different sections and paintings at the museum, I let my imagination run free. I delved deeper into the events of the past, letting History itself and the victims speak to me, and through that process I reached a more profound and relevant understanding. I wondered: What could possibly make the Nazis exterminate some six million Jews in the most horrifying genocide in contemporary history? I could hear History answering me back: 'Just one word, my friend: Hatred.'"
MEMRI TV Clip No. 3568
Egyptian Salafis Call For Release Of Sheik 'Omar 'Abd Al-Rahman From U.S. Prison, Chant Antisemitic Slogans
Following are excerpts from a video posted on the Internet on September, 11, 2012 depicting an Egyptian sit-in demanding the release of Sheik 'Omar 'Abd Al-Rahman, serving a life sentence in the U.S.
Speaker: "They have proclaimed their animosity towards Islam, but now they are reaping the fruits of that animosity. The new Egypt, with its Muslims and Christians, must respect religions."
 | |
Posts
