Saqr Abu Fakhr
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Saqr Abu Fakhr is an Arab writer living in Lebanon
who is the Assistant Editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies
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He is the author of the article "Seven Prejudices about the Jews" published in Al-Hayat newspaper
(November 12, 13, 14 1997). He criticized ignorance, narrow-mindedness, and denial prevalent in the Arab world, and described Arab thought regarding the Jews and the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict as full of misconceptions and myths. He examined seven common subjects of Arab myths about Israel:
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
who is the Assistant Editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies
Journal of Palestine Studies
The Journal of Palestine Studies is an academic journal established in 1971. It is published and distributed by University of California Press on behalf of the Institute for Palestine Studies. The current editor is Rashid Khalidi of Columbia University....
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He is the author of the article "Seven Prejudices about the Jews" published in Al-Hayat newspaper
Al-Hayat newspaper
Al-Hayat is one of the leading daily pan-Arab newspapers, with a circulation estimated over 200,000. It is the newspaper of record for the Arab diaspora and the preferred venue for liberal intellectuals who wish to express themselves to a large public....
(November 12, 13, 14 1997). He criticized ignorance, narrow-mindedness, and denial prevalent in the Arab world, and described Arab thought regarding the Jews and the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict as full of misconceptions and myths. He examined seven common subjects of Arab myths about Israel:
- That JudaismJudaismJudaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
is not a monotheistic religion. - That the blood libelBlood libelBlood libel is a false accusation or claim that religious minorities, usually Jews, murder children to use their blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays...
and the matzah of Zion stories are true. - That the Israeli flag represents the goal of the borders of Israel be from the Nile to the EuphratesGreater IsraelGreater Israel is a controversial expression with several different Biblical and political meanings over time.Currently, the most common definition of the land encompassed by the term is the territory of the State of Israel together with the Palestinian territories...
- That The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is true.
- That there is a Zionist Jewish conspiracyZionist Occupation GovernmentZionist Occupation Government or Zionist Occupied Government is an antisemitic conspiracy theory which holds that Jews secretly control a given country, while the formal government is a puppet regime....
and that Jews wield hidden power - That there is a unique Jewish ingenuityAshkenazi intelligenceWhether Ashkenazi Jews have higher intelligence than other ethnic groups has been an occasional subject of scientific controversy. The 2005 paper "Natural History of Ashkenazi Intelligence" by Cochran, Hardy, and Harpending, argued on the basis of inherited diseases and the peculiar economic...
. - That there is an all-powerful Zionist "Jewish lobby" in the United States.