Walid Rabah
Encyclopedia
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 world domination. Rabah printed the excerpts to suggest Jewish culpability for the September 11, 2001 attacks
on the World Trade Center
and The Pentagon
; Rabah stated he printed them for "educational" purposes. In a subsequent editorial written in his defense, Rabah argued that "there have been many objective studies written about 'The Protocols' and not all of the authors agree that it is historically false" and "some major writers in the Arab nation accept the truth of the book."
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 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...
publisher.
In 2002 Walid Rabah was accused of antisemitism after he published in his Arabic-language 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...
The Arab Voice
The Arab Voice
The Arab Voice is a New Jersey-based Arabic newspaper, published by and for Arab Americans. The paper's editor, Walid Rabah, founded the paper in Paterson in 1992....
excerpts from "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", an antisemitic forgery
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...
purporting to be the outline of a Jewish plot for world domination. Rabah printed the excerpts to suggest Jewish culpability for the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
on the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
and The Pentagon
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
; Rabah stated he printed them for "educational" purposes. In a subsequent editorial written in his defense, Rabah argued that "there have been many objective studies written about 'The Protocols' and not all of the authors agree that it is historically false" and "some major writers in the Arab nation accept the truth of the book."