Egypt has a peace accord with Israel and is supposed to be discouraging antisemitism within the country. But the Farouk Hosny bid to become chief of UNESCO reveals just how spectacularly Egypt has failed to live up to that commitment. And that, of course, is not surprising, given the deep Koranic roots of Islamic antisemitism. […]
Egyptian would-be burner of Jewish books, defeated in bid to head UNESCO, whines — and blames the Jews, of course
Hosni’s victimhood whining here reaches Ibrahim-Hooperesque proportions — and he has recourse to that last refuge of scoundrels, the “out-of-context” defense. “Defeated Egypt candidate accuses UNESCO,” by Ines Bel Aiba for AFP, September 23 (thanks to James): CAIRO — Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni lashed out at the United Nations for being “politicised” on Wednesday […]