Sheik of Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayeb Justifies Antisemitism on the Basis of the Koran | MEMRI

Following are excerpts from an interview with Sheik of Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayeb, which aired on Channel 1, Egyptian TV on October 25, 2013: Ahmad Al-Tayeb: A verse in the Koran explains the Muslims‘ relations with the Jews and the polytheists. The second part of the verse describes the Muslims‘ relations with the Christians, and the third part of the verse explains why the Christians are the closest and most friendly to the Muslims. This is an historical perspective, which has not changed to thi…