{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2123", "2002-11-22", 107, 2, null, null, "CONDEMNING ANTI-SEMITIC SENTIMENT", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2123", "E2123", "[{\"name\": \"Frank Pallone, Jr.\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "148 Cong. Rec. E2123", "Congressional Record, Volume 148 Issue 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2123]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                   CONDEMNING ANTI-SEMITIC SENTIMENT\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.\n\n                             of new jersey\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, November 22, 2002\n\n  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to the\ndisturbing rise in and acceptance of Anti-Semitism in the Arab world.\n  An Egyptian satellite television station recently produced and is\ncurrently airing a new series that its producers openly acknowledge is\npartially based on a century old anti-Semitic tract entitled ``The\nProtocols of the Elders of Zion.''\n  ``The Protocols,'' which have long been dismissed by historians as\nfalse, are a work of fiction fabricated in czarist Russia to perpetuate\nand justify anti-Semitic violence and persecution. ``The Protocols''\nwere a series of 24 documents reportedly written by Jewish leaders that\noutline a plan for global domination by the Jewish people. They were\nlater used again as anti-Jewish propaganda in Nazi Germany and are\nstill used to this day by neo-Nazis and white-supremacist groups.\n  The New Egyptian series, entitled ``Horse Without a Horseman,'' is\nlooking to breathe new life back into this cornerstone of anti-Semitic\nhatred. The 41-episode television series, created specifically to air\nduring the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, traces the history of the\nMiddle East from 1855-1917. With a prime evening timeslot, the series\nis expected to have excellent viewership, as families gather at home to\nbreak the daily fast. This puts the series in the unique position to\nbring anti-Jewish sentiment into millions of homes throughout the\nMiddle East. Israeli and American Embassy officials have raised\nconcerns over the use of the fictional and inflammatory ``Protocols''\nwith the Egyptian government, but to no avail.\n  With the increase in attention given to ``The Protocols'' in the Arab\nmedia, many believe that the imagery present in ``Horse without a\nHorseman'' is indicative of the rise in anti-Semitism in the Arab world\nsince the September 11 terrorist attacks.\n  Even here at home, The Arab Voice, a local Arab newspaper in New\nJersey, recently printed excerpts from ``The Protocols.'' Despite\nknowledge that ``The Protocols'' are forgeries and have been used to\nincite anti-Jewish hatred and violence, the editors of The Arab Voice\ncalled ``The Protocols'' an ``educational tool'' for their readers.\n  The irresponsible decision by The Arab Voice to give credence to\n``The Protocols'' by reprinting the falsehoods in their paper only\nfuels and further perpetuates the tension between the Arab and Jewish\ncommunities. At a time when the American-Arab and Jewish communities\ncould be making an effort to improve communication and cooperation, The\nArab Voice's printing of ``The Protocols'' is both irresponsible and\ninflammatory.\n  I ask my colleague to join with me in condemning ``Horse without a\nHorseman,'' The Arab Voice and any perpetuation of anti-Semitism either\nabroad or at home. It is critical that we remain vigilant and not allow\nattempts to spread hatred to be ignored or continued.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2123"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 88.74854200985283, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}