Major Egyptian paper upset at CNN report on European antisemitism

Al Ahram, one of the oldest newspapers in Egypt, is not happy about the series of reports CNN aired last week showing how much antisemitism there still in in Europe.

The headline, autotranslated:

The article starts off by saying that CNN is attempting to create "emotional blackmail" to help Jews in the United States and Europe by showing this series.

Anecdotes about how Jews are targeted today are dismissed by Al Ahram as events that could happen to anyone, anywhere.

Why would an Arab news outlet be concerned about a report that says that Jews are still targeted in Europe, today?

One reason is that Egypt is still a deeply antisemitic country, and Jews being perceived as victims rather than as oppressors is a challenge to the hate that is taught implicitly and explicitly by the schools and the media.

The other is that a lot of antisemitic attacks against Jews in Europe comes from Muslims and Arabs, and that story must be dowbplayed or ridiculed.

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