{"id":4560,"date":"2011-02-07T13:11:40","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T12:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zeit.de\/joerglau\/?p=4560"},"modified":"2011-02-07T13:13:58","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T12:13:58","slug":"antisemitismus-im-dienst-des-mubarak-regimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zeit.de\/joerglau\/2011\/02\/07\/antisemitismus-im-dienst-des-mubarak-regimes_4560","title":{"rendered":"Antisemitismus im Dienst des Mubarak-Regimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Die oppositionelle Zeitung <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/en\/news\/israeli-conspiracy-theories-egypt-unrest-begin-spread\">Al-Masry Al-Youm<\/a> legt in diesem instruktiven Bericht die Legende blo\u00df, das \u00e4gyptische Regime sei Israels bester Freund in der Region. In Wahrheit ist unter Mubarak die &#8222;Israeliphobie&#8220; zum geduldeten Element der nationalen Identit\u00e4t geworden. Und dieser Tage benutzen Elemente des zerfallenden Regimes das Propagandainstrument des Antisemitismus, um die Demonstranten als Agenten einer fremden Macht zu diskreditieren. Das m\u00fcsste doch in Israel die Frage aufwerfen, ob es nicht ein Fehler war, Mubarak und seine Garde f\u00fcr Garanten der Sicherheit des j\u00fcdischen Staates zu halten:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sherif Younis, a historian, attributes  the dissemination of the rumors to a group of National Security Services  members, secret police, NDP members, businessmen and media  agencies&#8211;both government-owned and self-claimed independents&#8211;whose  interests are tied to the existing political regime.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these groups might have been  previously critical of the regime. \u201cTimes of uprisings are nevertheless  critical ones and people need to clearly decide which camp they  support,\u201d said Younis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith anti-Mubarak protestors\u2019 success  in demolishing the security apparatus last Friday, many institutions  sided with the regime,\u201d Younis said.<\/p>\n<p>Various tactics were developed to turn  the public against the uprising. Some newspapers praised the  demonstrators for achieving so much progress toward democracy. This was  however, immediately followed by a quick condemnation of violence and  chaos with the anti-Mubarak protestors taking the blame.\u00a0 This approach  was even used by President Mubarak, according to Younis.<\/p>\n<p>The media has been spreading a culture  of fear among the Egyptian public, highlighting events of vandalism,  looting and violence due to the absence of security forces. \u201cProtect  Egypt\u201d has become a recurring slogan across various TV stations.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Muslim Brotherhood was  accused of organizing the protests. When this narrative failed to gain  popular support, the recurring scenario of Israel emerged, said Younis.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, Israel has been blamed as  the root cause of all evil in Egypt. Despite the 1979 peace accords, the  public continues to perceive it as a \u201csymbol of evil or even Satan,\u201d  explained Younis. Egyptian media has been nurturing this narrative for  years, with Egyptian cinema and TV showing Israelis as villains in  various scenarios regardless of the genre of the movie.<\/p>\n<p>Conspiracy theories are commonly  accepted in Egypt, Younis said. Accusations of conspiring with Israel  are common among opposition parties as well as the regime, he adds. The  allegation was even used during sectarian strife earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>In his first official comments on the  uprising in Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated last  Sunday that Israel is &#8222;anxiously monitoring&#8220; the anti-government  protests. The Israeli government has also been actively advocating  Western governments to support political stability in Egypt to preserve  Israel\u2019s security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe uprising is a threat and the regime  needs to justify its actions during the last ten days,\u201d said Younis.  Therefore the regime sent its supporters to Tahrir Square to clash with  the anti-Mubarak demonstrators. The government has announced casualties  on both sides and has been emphasizing calls for Jihad at Tahrir, he  adds.<\/p>\n<p>Some people are unfortunately buying  into this due to a certain level of naivety or due to discomfort caused  by protestors and the paralysis of the country, according to Younis. He  believes the poor have come to accept the status quo and fear change and  are mainly concerned with feeding their families as they have no stable  income.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsraeli-phobia\u201d has become a  characteristic of Egyptian national identity, which the state has been  building over the past decades, said Younis.<\/p>\n<p>Peaceful relations with Israel remain  unacceptable to the majority of the Egyptian public, something  acknowledged by the Israeli government in WikiLeaks documents released  last year to the Jerusalem Post. Despite Israel\u2019s unpopularity in Egypt,  however, the Mubarak\u2019s regime has remained one of its main supporters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die oppositionelle Zeitung Al-Masry Al-Youm legt in diesem instruktiven Bericht die Legende blo\u00df, das \u00e4gyptische Regime sei Israels bester Freund in der Region. In Wahrheit ist unter Mubarak die &#8222;Israeliphobie&#8220; zum geduldeten Element der nationalen Identit\u00e4t geworden. 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