Adl: Arab Media Blames Jews and Israel for Involvement in Lebanese Assassination
U.S. Newswire › March 01, 2005
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NEW YORK, March 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al- Hariri continues, with world attention refocused on the Syrian occupation of Lebanon, newspapers in the Arab world have zeroed- in on their favorite scapegoats: "The Jews" and Israel.
In recent weeks, the "blame the Jews" drumbeat - a perennial theme in the Arab press - has intensified with editorial cartoons offering up hateful, stereotypical portraits of Jews and Israelis scheming and plotting to destabilize Lebanon and hide the "evidence" of their involvement in the al-Hariri killing, according to a report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors anti-Semitism in the Arab media and issues periodic reports on its findings.See the full content of this document
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Adl: Arab Media Blames Jews and Israel for Involvement in Lebanese Assassination
"Whenever there is a major event that focuses attention on the Arab world's internal problems, it is commonplace f...
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