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In the 2009 video obtained by The New York Times, Mohammed Morsi, then leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, referred to Zionists as ''bloodsuckers who attack Palestinians" and described them as “the descendants of apes and pigs.”

The White House urges Egypt’s President Morsi to repudiate remarks on Jews

The Obama administration on Tuesday strongly condemned remarks made by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi almost three years ago about Jews and urged him to repudiate what it called « unacceptable rhetoric.»
Morsi was a Muslim Brotherhood leader in 2010 when, according to a video obtained by The New York Times, he asked Egyptians to “nurse our children and our grandchildren on hatred.” Later, in a television interview, Morsi referred to Zionists as "bloodsuckers who attack Palestinians" and described them as “the descendants of apes and pigs.”
“The language that we have seen is deeply offensive,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney. “We completely reject these statements, as we do any language that espouses religious hatred.”
The White House called on Morsi to make clear he respects members of all faiths, saying the comments heard in the video are at odds with Egypt’s democratic aspirations and the best interest of the region. “This kind of discourse has been acceptable in the region for far too long, and is counter to the goal of peace,” Carney said.
Morsi was elected President of Egypt in June 2012 in the aftermath of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
The White House said Egypt’s continuing commitment to its peace treaty with Israel is essential for US relations with Egypt.

by: Maureen Shamee

EJP