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Monday, July 14, 2025

Why isn't mainstream Egyptian antisemitism ever discussed in Western media?

Another day, another antisemitic article, this one in Egypt's Al Ahram, one of its most popular, government-aligned newspapers:

Israel: Present and Destiny... and the Factors of the Nation's Victory
By Abdulmajid Al-Shawadfi  

The nation possesses distinguished capabilities, a clear civilization, and a message that is the savior of humanity. Today, this is embodied in the battle for survival that the nation is currently experiencing, after an enemy—along with its Jewish adversaries—was planted in its heart during a period of division, multiple banners, and fragmented states, under the dominance of secular thought. Suddenly, truth stirs souls anew, and the nation moves forward, carrying immense trusts for victory and triumph to rid itself of the Jews. In this context, and based on the historical and analytical study prepared by Dr. Mustafa Hilmi, Professor of Islamic Philosophy, titled “Israel: Between History, Present, and Destiny,” and the factors of victory possessed by the nation:

Hilmi, a distinguished Egyptian scholar and past winmer of the King Faisal Prize for service to Islam, goes on to give strategy on how the Muslim world can defeat the West, specifically the US and Israel, using methods like stopping accepting dollars as the currency for oil. And then quotes Hezbollah's current leader as an architect of this victory, and an ideological ally of Hilmi's. 

When Egypt is described by Western media, this sort of anti-American, antisemitic rhetoric that is seen daily in mainstream Egyptian media is simply not mentioned. As a result, the West gets a skewed view of what is normal discourse and opinion in the so-called "moderate" Arab world - Egypt and Jordan in particular.

Without an honest analysis, the West is blind to reality. Political convenience and wishful thinking cannot and must not replace hard reality. Because in the long run, something bad is going to happen and the West will say, "How could we not have seen this coming?" 





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