BBC’S MAN IN CAIRO MISTAKEN FOR A JEW….AH SWEET IRONY
http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/ Al Beeb’s Man In Cairo Mistaken For A Jew
Sometimes – just sometimes – a chink of light penetrates the curtain of denial that the BBC habitually drapes over any suggestion that all is not springlike about the Arab uprisings.
Sometimes – just sometimes – an Al Beeb reporter (though not usually “Middle East editor” Jeremy Bowen) does not stay true to type, but types the truth, by which I mean the situation as it is, and not how Al Beeb (which loves to conceal all sorts of awkward little facts, especially about Islamic extremism, that sit ill with the narrative if feeds the masses) would like the world to be.
Thus the BBC’s Thomas Dinham, reporting from Cairo, tells us frankly of increasing antisemitism there, and adds:
‘While walking in the street someone pushed me from behind with such force that I nearly fell over.
Turning around, I found myself surrounded by five men, one of whom tried to punch me in the face. I stopped the attack by pointing out how shameful it was for a Muslim to assault a guest in his country, especially during Ramadan.
Relieved that a seemingly random assault was over, I was appalled by the apology offered by one of my assailants. “Sorry,” he said contritely, offering his hand, “we thought you were a Jew.”
Shaking his head in disbelief on hearing the news, an Egyptian friend sympathised: “That’s stupid, you are obviously not a Jew.”
The chilling implication I was left with was that, had I been Jewish, the assault would have apparently been justified.’
Well done, Mr Dinham!
Read it all:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14911786
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