The Emirates satellite channel announced yesterday that it has gotten the exclusive rights to air the controversial Egyptian TV series, "Fares Bila Jawad" (Knight Without a Horse), in the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan, despite fierce Israeli opposition to the story tackled in the series, according to the UAE daily, Al Bayan.
Members of the Media and Culture Committee at the Egyptian Parliament declined on Thursday an Israeli demand to cancel the airing of actor Mohammed Subhi's series, saying that no party has the right to ask for such action.
The Egyptian MPs criticized what it referered to as Israel's 'silly objection' and called upon the Emirates Television to air the series as planned. "We want to show what the Israeli aggression toward our brothers in Palestine is all about," said the MP.
Last week, Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister, Michael Melchior, harshly criticized the Egyptian government for giving the green light to air the series, which is based on the book "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", which according to Israelis, was written by a Russian intelligence officer working for the Russian Tzar about 100 years ago. Melchior said that all Israelis view this book as one of the most anti-Semitic in the world, as Israelis beleive that it is a forged document allegedly claiming that the Jews plan to control the whole world.
The deputy expressed his anger toward the series, which details the Israeli conspiracy to take over Palestine, saying that, "unfortunately, the Arab media does not only address one single incident within the book, but rather a great deal of anti-Semitism."
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, as well as others from Syria and Lebanon. - Albawaba.com
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