Top level officials at the Israeli foreign ministry criticized bitterly the Egyptian government for giving the green light for a new TV series based on the book "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", which Israelis view as one of the most Anti-Semitism in the world.
The UAE daily, Al Bayan reported on Monday that the Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Rabbi Michael Melchior expressed his anger about the series, which depict the Israeli conspiracy to take over Palestine, saying that, "unfortunately the Arab media does not only address one single incidence but rather a great deal of anti Semitism."
"I hope that the Egyptian authorities wouldn't ultimately endorse airing the series because this will undermine joint cooperation in the Middle East in future." Added Melchior.
Israelis say that an intelligence officer working for the Russian Caesar wrote the book about 100 years ago. They describe the book as a forged document allegedly claiming that Jews plan to control the whole world.
The Egyptian TV adapted the book into a series entitled "Fares Bila Jawad" (Knight Without a Horse) with the participation of 200 actors and actresses. It is expected to hit the small screen during the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan.
Among the issues to be tackled in the series is the Zionist conspiracy to establish a Jewish state that extends from the Nile River in Egypt till the Euphrates in Iraq.
The Egyptian star Mohammed Subhi takes the leading role in the 30-episode series and plays nine different characters, which depict Egyptian historical, social and political profiles since Danshuwai incident in 1906.
The series, written by Mohammed Subhi and Mohammed Baghdadi, and directed by Ahmed Badriddin, also stars, Simon, Hanaa al Shorbagi, Gamil Rateb, Ashraf Abdel Ghafour, Khalil Murcy and Randa from Egypt and other artists from Syria and Lebanon. - Albawaba.com
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