"Sorry, we thought you were a Jew": BBC journalist assaulted in Cairo

It is well known that the assault on Lara Logan was no isolated incident where sexual harassment and abuse are concerned; nor was it an isolated incident with respect to antisemitic paranoia and hatred directed against foreigners, as Logan herself was assaulted to cries of "Jew! Jew!" Many in the West and in the mainstream media may blame Egyptian antipathy toward the modern State of Israel, disregarding the fact that the roots of that hatred and of Islamic antisemitism trace back 14 centuries to the Qur'an and the words and example of Muhammad himself. Among others:

"Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews..." -- Qur'an 5:82

"Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him." -- Sahih Bukhari 4.52.177

"How I was the subject of anti-Semitic abuse in Cairo," by Thomas Dinham for BBC News, September 15:

Relations between Israel and Egypt have become increasingly strained in recent weeks, and in the Egyptian capital there is a mounting sense of tension, including incidents of anti-Semitism.

Suspicion is a feature of everyday life in Egypt, and a fondness for conspiracy theories is as much a part of the landscape here as the constant traffic jams and their accompanying symphony of blaring car horns.

With the democratic certainties that greeted the immediate aftermath of January's revolution having faded, however, the climate of mistrust and unease about the hard-won gains of the revolution is becoming increasingly palpable.

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