In an article in Egypt's "Al Akhbar," journalist A. T. El-Naqre condemns statements issued by Israel's UN representative, Yehuda Lancry. According to El-Naqre, Lancry accused Egyptian "journalists and learned men," of launching a hatred campaign against the Jewish state. Arutz Sheva's Ron Meir notes the ongoing wave of anti-Semitic articles and cartoons in the Arab press, "and Egypt is no exception. Under Netanyahu three years ago, Israel's Government Press Office published a detailed study of the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda in the Egyptian press," Meir recalled. According to Al-Akhbar, the statements by Lancry are "part of the comedy play being witnessed now by Washington and New York the hero of which is the peace joggle-player Ariel Sharon." The El-Naqre article concludes with the following assertion: "The climax of the play is represented by the devil's preaching to press Arafat to stop Palestinian protesting against Israel's atrocities. The devil did not forget to stress the danger posed by 'the sole monster in the region,' Iraq, but forgot to mention the ugly face of Israel's nuclear threat."