CNSNews brings us this report about the Egyptian TV schedule for Ramadan - a rendition of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion":

"A special Egyptian television series represents only the "tip of the anti-Semitic media iceberg" and violates the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty, Israeli officials are saying.

"The series "Fares Bila Jawad" ("Knight Without a Horse") is based on a fabricated book ("The Protocols of the Elders of Zion") about an alleged Jewish plot to take over the world.

"It is due to air on the Dream Channel, a private satellite television station owned by an Egyptian businessman, during the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan in November.

"Egyptian authorities claim they cannot prevent the 30-part "comedy" series from being broadcast because it is a matter of freedom of expression. But Israeli officials charge that even the privately-owned and produced media is controlled by the government authorities.

"The Ministry of Information, headed by Minister Safwat a-Sharif, is responsible for deciding if the program will be aired, an Israeli diplomat said. A-Sharif is close to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Before any production can begin the script must be approved by a censor from the Ministry of Information and after the program is produced it must be approved by another censor from the Ministry of Culture, said the diplomat who asked not to be named.

"The program was produced in the equivalent of Egypt's Hollywood, a city called October 6 - named for the day the Yom Kippur War with Israel began in 1973, which the Egyptians consider to be a victory for them. Films and programs produced in the city are controlled by the government, the diplomat added.

"Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Melchior earlier expressed his regrets over the Egyptian decision to allow the program to be screened. "Unfortunately, we are not speaking about a single event but rather the tip of a huge iceberg of anti-Semitism in the media," Melchior said in a statement. "This is not the way to educate the next generation," he said.

"Egyptian newspapers, which are controlled by the government, regularly print anti-Semitic and anti-Israel cartoons and editorials. Melchior said he hoped that the Egyptian authorities would not allow the series to be screened since in his opinion it would severely harm cooperation in the Middle East.

"The Israeli diplomat also noted that the production is in contravention of the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace accord, which calls on both sides to prevent incitement against each other. Egypt was the first Arab nation to sign a full peace treaty with Israel.

"Anti-Defamation League spokeswoman in Jerusalem Laura Kam-Issacharoff said that nothing is produced in Egypt without the approval of government censors. "For anybody to imply that this is freedom [of expression] is totally disingenuous," Kam-Issacharoff said.

"The government may say it is freedom of artistic expression, but the government approved the script [and production] every step of the way," she added.

"According the Israeli diplomat, Abu Dhabi has expressed interest in broadcasting this year's program. The producers are also trying to persuade the Egyptian government to air the series on state television.