In its most recent issue (no. 674, 22-28 Jan.) Al Ahram fired a broadside at Israel’s ambassador to Sweden, Mr Zvi Mazel, who has previously served as his country’s ambassador to Egypt. The highly respected tone-setting Egyptian weekly took Ambassador Mazel to task, noting that his actions smacked of vandalism against an exhibit that merely […]
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School quiz is political propaganda
I am writing with regard to your quiz no. 9 (May 2003, Basic), which my 13-year old son enjoyed doing this morning. I would like to congratulate you on putting together a well-expressed and highly topical quiz that trains the spotlight on current events in an interesting and easy to understand way, yet without talking […]
At the end of last week (January 2003), there were media reports that Palestinian terrorists used live donkeys as mobile bombs in their attempts to kill Jews in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Whatever one’s political affiliations, it is outrageous that innocent animals be used as live carriers of bombs, to be blown […]
Anti-Jewish sentiment spreads in Swedish schools
The following case-history highlights creeping anti-Jewish sentiment in Swedish society. On the 11th of September 2001, four civilian aircraft were deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon headquarters in the USA. The shock of this event prompted many head teachers in Sweden to advise their staff to take time from scheduled school […]