Morsi Claimed Jews Control U.S. Media

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi warned visiting U.S. senators to beware the Jews who control U.S. media, reveals Senator Chris Coons.

Elad Benari,

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi



One of the senators, Chris Coons of Delaware, told The Cable that while Morsi was trying to explain himself, he said, “‘Well, I think we all know that the media in the United States has made a big deal of this and we know the media of the United States is controlled by certain forces and they don't view me favorably.’”

The Cable asked Coons if Morsi specifically named the Jews as the forces that control the U.S. media. Coons said all the senators believed the implication was obvious.

"He did not say [the Jews], but I watched as the other senators physically recoiled, as did I," Coons told The Cable. "I thought it was impossible to draw any other conclusion."

He added, “The meeting then took a very sharp negative turn for some time. It really threatened to cause the entire meeting to come apart so that we could not continue.”

Morsi claimed last week that his virulent anti-Semitic comments were taken out of context.



He also "stressed the need to differentiate between Judaism and its adherents from (those who practice) violent actions against Palestinians."
