The Arab Voice
Encyclopedia
The Arab Voice is a New Jersey
-based Arabic
newspaper
, published by and for Arab American
s. The paper's editor, Walid Rabah
, founded the paper in Paterson
in 1992.
In 2002, the newspaper came under criticism for publishing excerpts from The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
, a forged
document over a century old which is often used as anti-Semitic propaganda
because it details a supposed Jewish plot for world domination. In its defense, the newspaper stated that it was not making such statements itself; Rabah claimed he published the excerpts because the Protocols were widely circulated and accepted as genuine in much of the Arab world.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
-based Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, published by and for Arab American
Arab American
An Arab American is a United States citizen or resident of Arab ethnic, cultural and linguistic heritage or identity, who identifies themselves as Arab. Arab Americans trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants of the countries comprising the Arab World...
s. The paper's editor, Walid Rabah
Walid Rabah
Walid Rabah is a New Jersey-based Arab American publisher.In 2002 Walid Rabah was accused of antisemitism after he published in his Arabic-language newspaper The Arab Voice excerpts from "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", an antisemitic forgery purporting to be the outline of a Jewish plot for...
, founded the paper in Paterson
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
in 1992.
In 2002, the newspaper came under criticism for publishing excerpts from The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a fraudulent, antisemitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan for achieving global domination. It was first published in Russia in 1903, translated into multiple languages, and disseminated internationally in the early part of the twentieth century...
, a forged
Forgery
Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. Copies, studio replicas, and reproductions are not considered forgeries, though they may later become forgeries through knowing and willful misrepresentations. Forging money or...
document over a century old which is often used as anti-Semitic propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
because it details a supposed Jewish plot for world domination. In its defense, the newspaper stated that it was not making such statements itself; Rabah claimed he published the excerpts because the Protocols were widely circulated and accepted as genuine in much of the Arab world.