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[Pharos]

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Mathias Schindler
<mathias.schindler at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 12:12 AM, Robert Stojnic <rainmansr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I find a couple of things fishy about this news:
>> 1) it seems to be published by israeli media only (no other major news
>> agencies)
>
> http://www.egynews.net/wps/portal/!ut/p/c0/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3hzMxMjkwAXIwMDbx8jAyNLQ8egYBNzo2ATE_2CbEdFANYT_Ag!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/migration/ertu/news_knowledge_art/2008052117542404901321
>
>
>> I wonder if someone arabic speaking can verify that he really said that,
>> and if it meant "burn down all books", or "burn down israeli anti-arab
>> propaganda books" which could be part of rethoric speech.... In any
>> case, I would take this news with a large quantity of salt...
>
> The article mentiones a parliamentary debate from May 10th in which
> the statement was made - apparently in response to some statement from
> the "Brotherhood".

This is a follow-up comment from him in response to the controversy-

http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/7464.htm

Thanks,
Pharos