south. "This is an important discovery
from an archaeological and historical
standpoint."

ADL Raps Egypt
New York/JTA
Political and civic
leaders largely turn a blind eye to
flourishing anti-Semitism and anti-
Israel sentiment in Egypt, a new
report said.
The Anti-Defamation League's
"Report on Anti-Semitism in the
Egyptian Media," delivered last week
to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
and being distributed to members
of the Obama administration and
the U.S. Congress, says the Egyptian
government regularly allows "alarm-
ing manifestations of anti-Jewish
attitudes."
"President Mubarak's government
continues to engage in business
as usual when it comes to blatant
expressions of anti-Semitism in the
media',' said ADL National Director
Abraham Foxman in a Dec. 7 state-
ment."These alarming manifestations
of anti-Jewish attitudes undermine the
attempts by the U.S. administration to
deliver on the promise of better rela-
tions between the Muslim and non-
Muslim worlds."
The report cites Egyptian daily news-
papers and television shows as routine
offenders, portraying Jews "as stooped,
hook-nosed and money-hungry, fight-
ing for world domination." It says the
Egyptian media regularly attempts to
diminish the history of the Holocaust,
compares Israeli leaders to Nazis, and
claims Israelis and Americans rape
Palestinian and Iraqi girls.
In a letter to Mubarak accompa-
nying the report, the ADL said the
Egyptian government rarely censures
anti-Semitic expression in the press,
despite "numerous" meetings between
ADL representatives and government
officials, including Mubarak.

—

Priority Areas Map
JerusalemJTA
Israel's Cabinet
approved a new map of priority areas,
including millions of shekels for doz-
ens of West Bank settlements.
The vote Sunday was 21 votes to 5. The
five votes against the plan were from
Labor's five ministers.
The ministers also decided to cre-
ate an exceptions committee. The
committee will have 30 days to decide
whether to add Ashkelon to the list of
communities and whether to exclude
settlements outside of the security
fence. Defense Minister Ehud Barak,
head of the Labor party, told the

—

Cabinet that the national priorities
map "disproportionately represents"
residents of isolated settlements and
gives a "prize" for right-wing extrem-
ism, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Some 91 out of 121 settlements are
on the list, including several settle-
ments in isolated West Bank areas
beyond the security barrier, according
to reports, representing about 120,000
people. In addition, the inclusion of
Arab Israelis represented by the new
map has risen from 8 percent to 40
percent. The map also reportedly does
not include areas where Gush Katif
evacuees from Gaza live.
About 1.9 million people are includ-
ed in the priority areas of the map.
Prime Minister Netanyahu, at the
beginning of the cabinet meeting, told
the ministers that the new map was an
attempt to draw the periphery closer
and close the gaps that exist between
the different areas of the country.
"In the decision that will are
submitting today, two million citi-
zens are included:' Netanyahu said.
"Approximately 40 percent of the State
of Israel's non-Jewish citizens are
included in this decision. e are provid-
ing benefits in education, employment
and infrastructures. We are also trying
to provide tangible aid to those who
bear the security burden every day. We
will hold a discussion and decide; I
am sure that we will make the best
decision."
The proposed map was widely
released last week in advance of the
Cabinet meeting.

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