For those of you who asked me about the Jewish cartoons.
This is the transcript of that chat i found and thought i'll share
.It was on CNN wolf Blitzer show,with Al-Faisal the Saudi Ambassador .
It was shown live.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/05/le.01.html
BLITZER: Here's the other thing that a lot of Americans and Westerners in general also see a double standard. They see some the cartoons that have been published in Saudi newspapers, and we'll show of them right now. Very offensive to Westerners and to -- specifically to Jews, and I'm going to show some of them. I want you to take a look at them as well.
For example, this one shows a fat -- it looks like an Israeli with
a Star of David. That's supposed to be blood and little children and
that Israeli is supposedly drinking that blood. That's a pretty
offensive cartoon.
Let me put up...
AL-FAISAL: Can I ask where that was shown?
BLITZER: That was shown in a newspaper called Al-Youm on December 4th, 2005. Are you familiar with that newspaper?
AL-FAISAL: Yes, I'm familiar with the newspaper, not familiar with the cartoon.
BLITZER: All right, let me show you another one. This one is a Nazi
swastika over the Star of David. Given the history of the Holocaust,
clearly very offensive.
Let me put another one up there. This shows Orthodox, Hasidic Jew,
basically manipulating terrorists, tying the kafiyah together, and it
shows that hook nose, a very, a very ugly portrayal of a Jew.
And I'll show you one final one, and then we can talk about this. You see this sign, "born to kill," over the Star of David.
These
are all in Saudi publications, Al-Watan, Al-Youm, and they go on and on
and on, and it's a source of great concern. You understand that.
AL-FAISAL: Well, of course, and I think they are offensive. And if I
were in charge of the newspapers, I would not let that happen.Edited by Aparna_BD - 18 years ago
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