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Egyptian professor: ‘Israeli violence is in Jewish genes’

In an interview on Egypt’s Channel 2 TV, Egyptian Professor Amr Allam, head of the Department of Hebrew Language at Menoufia University, theorized about the reasons for the “abnormal” Israeli character.

Egyptian Professor Amr Allam, head of the Department of Hebrew Language at Menoufia University (Credit: May 5 interview on Egypt’s Channel 2 TV: MEMRI)
Egyptian Professor Amr Allam, head of the Department of Hebrew Language at Menoufia University (Credit: May 5 interview on Egypt’s Channel 2 TV: MEMRI)

In a May 5 interview on Egypt’s Channel 2 TV, Egyptian Professor Amr Allam, head of the Department of Hebrew Language at Menoufia University, said that “the Israeli violence or aggressive spirit is embedded in the Jewish genes.”

As a guest on “The Blue Line”—a weekly show on Channel 2 dedicated to Jews and Israel—he also theorized about the reasons for the “abnormal” Israeli character.

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