Exporting Arabic anti-Semitic publications issued in the Middle East to Britain

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Octoberr 10 , 2005

Exporting Arabic anti-Semitic publications issued in the Middle East to Britain: anti-Semitic books (The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and Mein Kampf) issued in Egypt and Lebanon are sold in bookstores in London

An Arabic edition of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion published in Egypt in 2003, on sale in London.

Overview

On September 14, 2005, two anti-Semitic books (The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and Mein Kampf,published in Egypt and Lebanon) were purchased at two different bookstores in central London, both located in areas with large Arabic-Muslim populations. In our assessment anti-Semitic books in Arabic are sold in other London bookstores, as are radical Islamic publications.

It should be noted that Egypt is conspicuous for its issuing of large numbers of anti-Semitic publications marketed to Middle Eastern countries, including the Palestinian Authority-administered territories. Such publications are also exported to European and other countries which have Arab-Muslim communities.

The anti-Semitic books sold in Britain (and in our assessment other European countries) are liable to contribute, and may already contribute, to fomenting hatred against the Jewish community and Israel. The relative ease with which such books (and in our assessment radical Islamic publications as well) can be bought shows that there is no effective enforcement of the British laws which are supposed to prevent the distribution of materials, encourage racially and religious-based hatred (and, indirectly, violence).

The edition of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion published in Egypt in 2003, sold in London

On September 14, an Egyptian The Protocols of the Elders of Zion was purchased in a London bookstore for Ł9.99. It was an edition of an updated version of the book which was published in Egypt in 2003.¹ Its title was The Protocols of the Elders of Zionand their Biblical and Talmudic Origins, by Dr.Ahmad Hijazi al-Saqa (professor of Comparative Religion at Al-Azhar University) and Hisham Khadr ( a journalist for the Qatari periodical Al-Sharq). The foreword was written by ‘ Ali Jum’ah (professor of the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence at Al-Azhar University). The three, whose names appear on the both the front cover and the title page, lend this version of The Protocols an air of religious and academic “respectability.”

1. One of the many version of The Protocols, which has become a bestseller in Egypt and the Arab world. Egypt has been publishing Arabic versions of The Protocols since the 1950s.

The updated edition of the book sold in Egypt and exported abroad is, as far as we have been able to determine, also the edition most easily available in London today. It appears on the shelves and is not sold under the counter, as was customary in the past (although radical Islamic publications have apparently not yet appeared on the shelves). The bookstore is called Falcon and is located at 82 Edgware Road, London.

The receipt, nameless and marked simply “Your receipt, thank you,” with the date.

For details about the 2003 edition of The Protocols (first edition), see the Appendix.

The Arabic translation of Mein Kampf, published in Lebanon, sold in Britain.

On the same day, September 14, 2005, an Arabic translation of Mein Kampf was purchased at London’s Wonder Enterprises Ltd. bookstore, located at 85 Edgware Road, for Ł 10.

The zip code: W2 2HX

The receipt given when the book was purchased

The book is a translation of Mein Kampf into Arabic by Louis al-Haj, published in at least two editions is Beirut, the first in 1963 and the second in 1995. The 1995 edition is that sold in London, and was jointly published in Beirut by Beisan Publishers and Dar Sadr (both Palestinian-owned Lebanese publishing houses).² It should be noted that the book is also very popular in the Arab-Muslim world, including the PA-administered territories, where it was sold in 1999 by Al-Shuruq Agency in Ramallah and became a bestseller. A different edition was sold this year (2005) in Turkey and was also a bestseller.³

2. The name Dar Sadr does not appear on the book purchased in London. The reason is unknown, but the omission might be deliberate.
3. See our Information Bulletin “ Mein Kampf : a new best seller in Turkey” at http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/sib/3_05/img/mar16_05.pdf.

The front cover of the 1995 edition of Mein Kampf issued by Beisan Publishers and sold in London

	The book sold in Beirut	The book sold in London
Dar Sadr," Beirut "
	The title page of the Mein Kampf sold in London. The Arabic reads “Adolf Hitler, My Struggle, translated by Louis al-Haj.” No publisher is noted, as opposed to the title page at the left, of the book sold in London

Appendix

Description of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and their Biblical and Talmudic Origins

The front cover of the book

Translation of the title page

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and their Biblical and Talmudic

Origins

Authors: Dr. Ahmad Hijazi al-Saqa; Hisham Khadr

First edition: 2003

S/N: 2003/3584

Publisher: Maktabat al-Nafidha

Giza : 2 Al-Shahid Ahmed Hamdi (al-Thalathini) – Faisal St., Tel.: 7233935

The title page

Original document

The back cover of the book

Translation

Thus it is written in the Torah:⁴ When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. And it shall be, if it make the answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male therof with the edge of the sword: But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: But thou shalt utterly destroy them, namely, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee: That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God” (Deut 20:10-18). [Relying on what was written] in the Torah the rabbis wrote The Protocols of the Elders of Zion to destroy the world. And indeed, the following was delivered [in the Qur’an] about them by Allah, may he be exalted: “Among the People of the Book are some who, if entrusted with a hoard of gold, will (readily) pay it back; others, who, if entrusted with a single silver coin, will not repay it unless thou constantly stoodest demanding, because, they say, "there is no call on us (to keep faith) with these ignorant (people)." But they tell a lie against Allah, and (well) they know it.” (Surah Aal Imram, Verse 75). The following was even written about them in the New Testament: The Messiah [Jesus Christ] revealed that they used to kill their own prophets. From that it may be understood that if they treated their own in that way, they certainly do the same to the other nations of the world, as is written, “ Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Thou that killest the prophets and sonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and we would not. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.” (Matthew 23:37) Dr. Ahmad Hijazi al-Saqa [Professor of Comparative Religion, Al-Azhar University]⁵

4. In the original, Shari’at al-Tawrah, i.e., Jewish religious law. Later the author claims that The Protocols are the culmination of Jewish law.
5. Al-Saqa makes use of his expertise as a professor of comparative religion and uses both Islamic and Christian sources to prove the “authenticity” of The Protocols.

The back cover of the book

Original

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and their Biblical and Talmudic Origins

Foreword to The Protocols (p. 8): The connection between classic anti-Semitism (as expressed in The Protocols) and Islamic-rooted anti-Semitism

In the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful

Thus spoke Allah, may he be exalted [in the Quran]: “And remember We took a covenant from the Children of Israel (to this effect): Worship none but Allah. treat with kindness your parents and kindred, and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people; be steadfast in prayer; and give Zakat.⁶ Then did ye turn back, except a few among you, and ye backslide (even now). And remember We took your covenant (to this effect): Shed no blood amongst you, nor turn out your own people from your homes: and this ye solemnly ratified, and to this ye were witness. After this it is ye, the same people, who slay among yourselves, and banish a party of you from their homes; assist (their enemies) against them, in guilt and transgression; and if they come to you as captives, ye ransom them, though it was not lawful for you to banish them. Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in, and do ye reject the rest? but what is the reward for those among you who behave like this but disgrace in this life?- and on the Day of Judgment they shall be consigned to the most grievous penalty. For Allah is not unmindful of what ye do. These are the people who buy the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter: their penalty shall not be lightened nor shall they be helped. (Surah Al-Baraqah, Verses 83-86).

6. Charity, one of the five pillars of Islam.

Referring the Arabic reader to a French version of The Protocols , the cover bearing the caricature of a Jew as a poisonous spider in control of the world

The front cover of a French edition of The Protocols called The Jewish Menace

Excerpts from the book’s introduction, written by Professor Ali Jum’ah (Professor of the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence at Al-Azhar University)

. “If there are any disagreements over the book The Protocols of the Elders of Zion regarding the Jewish sages, whether they wrote it themselves or it is only attributed to them, the most reasonable conclusion [is that] they [did] write it. That is because its contents are identical to those of the Torah, which they did write, that is, “the [other] nations and peoples are to them as unclean dogs” (p. 7.).⁷

7. The quotations given here and below and their interpretations are based on Islamic and classical European anti-Semitic myths.

“When long ago the sons of Israel believed in Allah, Allah stood by them: he saved them from Pharaoh, provided them with manna and quail, made twelve springs of water burst from the rock in the Sinai [desert], gave them victory over their enemies and brought them to a land flowing with milk and honey. But when they disobeyed the commandments of their God, he turned them into monkeys, pigs and devil worshippers” (p. 8).⁸

8. Monkeys and pigs are common motifs for Jews in Islamic anti-Semitism.

“Residents of the world, such are the Jews, take notice: they are a people cursed by Allah, their maker. They help the corruptors corrupt the land and [help] the wicked spread wickedness in the world” (p. 13)

Part One: “The Biblical and Talmudic Origins of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion

“Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers? How can you escape the damnation of hell?” (Matthew 23:33)

“The Jews refused to join the religion of the prophet [Muhammad], the religion of Islam, and therefore they deserved to by cursed by Allah, may he be exalted, that is, to be cast out from his mercy. And when they were cast out, they came to resemble the devil and his children because of the curse” (p. 32).

“The Jews knew from the Torah that a prophet from the seed of Ishmael would come and that he would take from them their property and prophecy, and that he would hold sway over the world. Therefore they falsified the Torah to make it theirs alone and said, “there is no call on us (to keep faith) with these ignorant (people)” (Surah Aal Imran, Verse 75). They allowed themselves to practice usury among the gentiles, to commit adultery with their wives and to kill them for no reason. They wrote in the Torah that Allah, may he be exalted, is theirs alone and not a god of all the nations of the world” (p. 42).

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