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Egypt minister says 'world's Jews' cost him top UNESCO post
By The Associated Press
Tags: Egypt, Jews, Israel News 

Egypt's culture minister says a Western conspiracy "cooked up in New York" prevented him from becoming the next head of the UN's agency for culture and education.

Farouk Hosny says "European countries and the world's Jews" wanted him to lose.

He spoke to reporters at the Cairo airport Wednesday upon his return from Paris.
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A Bulgarian diplomat on Tuesday became the first woman to lead UNESCO, beating out Hosny in a close race.

For months, Hosny had been considered the favorite, but critics raised Egypt's record of cultural censorship and highlighted the minister's threat last year to burn Israeli books - a comment he later apologized for.

Irina Bokova's candidacy took off late in the race as delegates sought a consensus figure.
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  1.   minister of culture! 19:07  |  ron 23/09/09
  2.   He lost it due to his anti-Semitic rants. 19:11  |  Fortuna Benmayor 23/09/09
  3.   Egypt minister 19:13  |  one of many millions 23/09/09
  4.   blaming the jews 19:17  |  commentator 23/09/09
  5.   Glad that Egypt believes it was the International Jewish Lobby 19:21  |  happy American 23/09/09
  6.   Another grand conspiracy 19:28  |  Sol 23/09/09
  7.   Yep, I and my brethren did it! 19:31  |  Larry 23/09/09
  8.   Books are burned first....then people 19:32  |  Charles 23/09/09
  9.   Yeah right 19:37  |  Philippe 23/09/09
  10.   The secret Jewish plan to topple Farouk Hosny 22:20  |  Robert Levita 23/09/09
  11.   So Jews control the UN? 22:35  |  Akiva 23/09/09
  12.   Real sportsmanship 22:38  |  Joe 23/09/09
  13.   I confess 22:44  |  Avi 23/09/09
  14.   this remarks disqualified him totally 22:55  |  Charles 24/09/09
  15.   No, Avi! 23:05  |  Jewchai 24/09/09
  16.   Sour Grapes 00:28  |  John Q. Public 25/09/09
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