Introduction		Bahrain		Egypt		Jordan
	Libya		Oman		Qatar		Syria
	"Shaked Spirit"		The Mughrabi Gate Excavations		Arab Newspapers

Israel's plans to construct a ramp at Mugrabi Gate – one of the entrances to the Muslim holy sites at Al Aksa compound in Jerusalem – led to protests and violence across the Muslim world, fueled in part by cartoons and articles in the Muslim and Arab press and statements by Islamic leaders accusing Israel of attempting to destroy a Muslim holy site. This sampling of editorial cartoons and quotations shows how the issue was used to spread anti-Israel myths and anti-Semitic stereotypes.

Bahrain


Akhbar al-Khalij, February 17, 2007 (Bahrain)


Akhbar al-Khalij, February 10, 2007 (Bahrain)


Al-Wasat, February 9, 2007 (Bahrain)

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Egypt


Al-Gumhuriyya, February 18, 2007 (Egypt)
The cartoon's headline: "A Timed Bomb." The soldier is representing: "The occupation." In Arabic, on the bomb: "Provocation."


Al-Ahram weekly, February 15-21, 2007 (Egypt)


Akhbar al-Yawm, February 14, 2007 (Egypt)
The cartoon's headline: " America is asking Israel to be sensitive with Al-Aqsa's Excavations." Bush is saying to Olmert: "Olmert, my brother – this is not the right way to do the Al-Aqsa excavations. When you excavate, do it quietly."

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Jordan


Ar-Rai, February 12, 2007 (Jordan)


Al-Ghad, February 12, 2007 (Jordan)

Ad-Dustur, February 11, 2007 (Jordan)
The two Arabs on the right are saying: "May Allah be praised, Hamas and Fatah reached an agreement."


Ad-Dustur, February 11, 2007 (Jordan)

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Oman


Al-Watan, February 18, 2007 (Oman)