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Algerian minister: Sarkozy in power thanks to Jewish lobby
By The Associated Press
Tags: Algeria, Jewish lobby, France 
 

ALGIERS - France's Foreign Ministry expressed surprise Wednesday about an Algerian government minister's remarks about a "Jewish lobby" being behind French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The flap comes as Sarkozy is preparing to visit Algeria next week.

Mohamed Cherif Abbas, Algeria's minister for veterans, was quoted Monday in the daily El Khabar as saying that Sarkozy was brought to power by a "Jewish lobby that has a monopoly on French industry." Abbas also mentioned Sarkozy's "roots," an apparent reference to the French president's maternal grandfather, who was Jewish.
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French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Pascale Andreani responded Wednesday: "We are surprised about these remarks that appeared in the press, which do not correspond to the climate of confidence and cooperation in which we are preparing the president's state visit."

She remained upbeat about the visit, however, saying it would show that relations "have progressed in many sectors."

The Dec. 3-5 visit will be Sarkozy's second to Algeria, the former jewel in France's colonial crown, since his election in May.

On Wednesday, Abbas told the Algerian state news agency APS that he "never had the intention .... of attacking the image of a foreign head of state." He did not deny making the comments.

In the original interview, Abbas also demanded that France repent for its past actions in Algeria.

Relations between the two countries have been strained in recent years, particularly since France's parliament passed a law in 2005 noting the "positive" effects of colonialism. The language was later removed, but a long-awaited friendship treaty between the two countries remains stalled.

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  1.   He is right, in part 01:39  |  Europhile 29/11/07
  2.   "never had the intention...of attacking the image of a foreign 01:41  |  Jon 29/11/07
  3.   algerian minister and sarkozy 02:16  |  lorne 29/11/07
  4.   Muslims put Sarkozy in power in France 02:54  |  Genuine Tosefta 29/11/07
  5.   Let`s Hope That All This Talk About The Jews Controlling 03:12  |  Eli 29/11/07
  6.   More Crapola from Arab Lands 04:06  |  Brad 29/11/07
  7.   Why should such comments surprise anyone? 04:08  |  Conroy 29/11/07
  8.   The french foreign minister is also jewish,I believe,and could be 04:21  |  lakshmi 29/11/07
  9.   What incredible ignorance 05:09  |  Lynn 29/11/07
  10.   French president`s maternal grandfather was Jewish. 05:31  |  What`s in a name 29/11/07
  11.   What a pity 06:02  |  geoff 29/11/07
  12.   France and Algeria. 06:09  |  sandra chitayat 29/11/07
  13.   Arabs burned 100,000 cars in France before Sarkozy was elected 07:04  |  Genuine Tosefta 29/11/07
  14.   Haaretz is also supposedly Jewish yet it sides with Jews enemies 07:06  |  Genuine Tosefta 29/11/07
  15.   LOSERS.Nothing to do with riots past& present? 07:12  |  PETER S.M. 29/11/07
  16.   Holy Smoke! These Jews Control The Entire World 07:14  |  Martin Luther 29/11/07
  17.   Arabs burned 100,000 cars in France before Sarkozy was elected 07:17  |  Genuine Tosefta 29/11/07
  18.   Lakshmi.Sucide bombers,riots&throat cutters dont win you friends. 07:21  |  PETER S.M. 29/11/07
  19.   Lakshmi - The One Billion People in India Are Really 07:22  |  Eli 29/11/07
  20.   algerian antisemitism 07:32  |  michel 29/11/07
  21.   IDIOTIC MUSLIM LEADERS SOUND LIKE NAZIS RE; `JEWISH ROOTS` 07:43  |  Steve Randolph 29/11/07
  22.   lakshmi.how does election of anti Israel Chirac fit your theory? 07:53  |  PETER S.M. 29/11/07
  23.   Jews have learned 07:57  |  Adel 29/11/07
  24.   Lakshmi- Your Buddy Ahamdinejad is Also Jewish. He is Just 08:06  |  Eli 29/11/07
  25.   Muslims put Sarkozy in power in France w/their inherent violence! 08:08  |  Genuine Tosefta 29/11/07
  26.   lakshmi-# 3-What about the French Justice Minister Rachida Dati? 08:18  |  Daniel Leopold 29/11/07
  27.   Arab Lobby 08:45  |  Edifice 29/11/07
  28.   DOMESTIC POLITICS 08:51  |  Mark of Lewiston 29/11/07
  29.   I WONDER WHY PEOPLE SO UPSET ABOUT THE COMMENT 08:55  |  indrajaya 29/11/07
  30.   Double standard 09:04  |  American in Paris 29/11/07
  31.   bigotry, incitement, hatred, paranoia 09:06  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/11/07
  32.   Mark of Lewiston, your parallel is off base 09:09  |  American in Paris 29/11/07
  33.   U.S. house and senate not without guilt here 09:37  |  Swiss (Dino) 29/11/07
  34.   The Jewish Lobby works in mysterious ways 09:40  |  Daniel Leopold 29/11/07
  35.   Independent Algeria 09:55  |  Sarah 29/11/07
  36.   MOHAMED ABBAS : YET ANOTHER ISLAMO FASCIST 10:06  |  *!* Gill Ottine *!* 29/11/07
  37.   Lynn 10:14  |  Gina 29/11/07
  38.   Muslims! Stay in your wonderful Sharia countries 10:17  |  Genuine Tosefta 29/11/07
  39.   Accusing Jews 10:49  |  ChanahS 29/11/07
  40.   Swiss 10:51  |  Gina 29/11/07
  41.   Indrajaya # 29 10:54  |  ChanahS 29/11/07
  42.   #31 bigotry, incitement, hatred, paranoia(Cipora) 10:55  |  Roo 29/11/07
  43.   LAKSHMI India is an ally in the war on terror with Israel. 11:02  |  PETER S .M. 29/11/07
  44.   #13 Equally wrong 11:05  |  Outsider 29/11/07
  45.   Sarah#35... ON INDEPENDENT ALGERIA 11:19  |  Un Algerien 29/11/07
  46.   a spy? 11:22  |  wiseUP 29/11/07
  47.   #9 Lynn 11:23  |  Sarah 29/11/07
  48.   Genuine Tosefta#13..EXACT NUMBER WAS 425 CARS and NOT ALL "ARABS" 11:31  |  TrippleJump 29/11/07
  49.   #34 Lobbies 11:45  |  The instructor 29/11/07
  50.   "Minister for Veterens"??? 11:48  |  Stephen. 29/11/07
  51.   #36 Colonial past 11:53  |  The instructor 29/11/07
  52.   I regret what the Minsiter said... 11:57  |  Un Algerian 29/11/07
  53.   only truth hurts 12:12  |  hamastan 29/11/07
  54.   Brad, # 6 12:21  |  Newt 29/11/07
  55.   # 40 Gina 12:29  |  Swiss (Dino) 29/11/07
  56.   Daniel Leopold in Australia 12:33  |  Mohamed 29/11/07
  57.   God blessed them! 12:34  |  Dav 29/11/07
  58.   To hamastan 12:37  |  The Judge 29/11/07
  59.   It was Automobile Insurance Lobby that tired of nightly burnings 12:56  |  Alan 29/11/07
  60.   TRIPPLEJUMP Racism upsets you does it? 13:33  |  PETER S.M. 29/11/07
  61.   INDRAJAYA.How do you decide what is "a Jewish"? 13:36  |  PETER S .M. 29/11/07
  62.   Lakshmi...what? No cabal? 13:47  |  Lynn 29/11/07
  63.   # 61, PETER SM 13:57  |  indrajaya 29/11/07
  64.   Another crazy antisemitic Arab? - wow, that`s a novel situation 14:02  |  Neutral Observer 29/11/07
  65.   Eli,Peter SM&Lynn,Eli I like your sense of humour,at least your 14:20  |  lakshmi 29/11/07
  66.   La Figaro has reported 14:20  |  Chris Linthwaite 29/11/07
  67.   #63 INDRAJAYA. YOU said it was a FACT 14:32  |  Remi 29/11/07
  68.   Arabs too dim to run the world? 15:28  |  Roberto 29/11/07
  69.   # 63 # Sarkosy elected because of policies by the whole of France 15:44  |  # !# B.HEDDEM #! # 29/11/07
  70.   # 37 Gina ....I have yet to figure out 15:53  |  Lynn 29/11/07
  71.   # 47 Sarah....because it makes sense? 15:57  |  Lynn 29/11/07
  72.   # 51 # The Instructor Finds French Confusing 16:00  |  J.Escargot 29/11/07
  73.   Cipora J. Kohn # 31, has it perfectly right once again 16:02  |  Fortuna Benmayor 29/11/07
  74.   Google Sarkozy Mossad 16:07  |  Chris Linthwaite 29/11/07
  75.   No. 3 Lorne 16:07  |  sohel saheen 29/11/07
  76.   Nice dream Adel #23 16:16  |  Rory 29/11/07
  77.   Fake ("Genuine") Tosefta Alert 16:18  |  Tosefta 29/11/07
  78.   Fortuna Benmayor #73 Pot Kettle Black! 16:19  |  Roo 29/11/07
  79.   You know something 16:26  |  Gee 29/11/07
  80.   a pity indeed 16:30  |  Une Algerienne 29/11/07
  81.   Lakshmi # 65 - We All, from Time To Time Come Across A book, An 16:31  |  Eli 29/11/07
  82.   Car Industry Lobbied AGAINST Sarkozy( Tosefta vsTrippleJump ) 16:34  |  Klaudia 29/11/07
  83.   Response to #74 16:39  |  Harry D 29/11/07
  84.   Chris linthwaite # 74 - The Mossad Is Trully A Powerful 16:43  |  Eli 29/11/07
  85.   Algerians Better Check Their Own Geneology 16:49  |  Yosemite 29/11/07
  86.   #84 Eli 17:05  |  Chris Linthwaite 29/11/07
  87.   EXCELLENT PRECEDENTS 17:11  |  soggy liberal 29/11/07
  88.   Chris Linthwaite # 86 - Sarkozy run on that paltform before 17:17  |  Eli 29/11/07
  89.   # 85, YOSEMITE 17:26  |  indrajaya 29/11/07
  90.   Algerian jews and Sarkozy 17:27  |  renaud sarda 29/11/07
  91.   Sarkozy represents sea-change in France 17:30  |  American in Paris 29/11/07
  92.   81Eli,agree about breaking away from habitual modes of thinking, 17:30  |  lakshmi 29/11/07
  93.   the real reason for sarkozy being in power 17:38  |  Seth 29/11/07
  94.   The Nuremberg Laws are alive and well in the Arab world 17:44  |  Jake 29/11/07
  95.   Europhile, complete and utter rubbish 17:47  |  Jake 29/11/07
  96.   Steve Randolph 17:50  |  Jake 29/11/07
  97.   Haaretz is an antisemitic rag 17:56  |  McQueen 29/11/07
  98.   Indrajaya 18:27  |  Yosemite 29/11/07
  99.   #98, YOSEMITE 18:45  |  indrajaya 29/11/07
  100.   Idiot Sherif Abbas must quit or apologize 18:47  |  Jean-Paul DOGUET 29/11/07
  101.   Indrajaya I`m Pretty Good At Psychic Stuff 18:56  |  Yosemite 29/11/07
  102.   #66 Chris, Le Figaro has reported... 19:07  |  mich 29/11/07
  103.   # 101, YOSEMITE 19:13  |  indrajaya 29/11/07
  104.   #102 Mich 19:16  |  Chris Linthwaite 29/11/07
  105.   # 100 Jean Paul DOGUET 19:20  |  tbora 29/11/07
  106.   Hey, #1, Europhile! 19:22  |  mich 29/11/07
  107.   Cipora Julianna Kohn #31 19:23  |  TonyL 29/11/07
  108.   "Lakshmi. What a brain. What a waste. 19:25  |  H 29/11/07
  109.   Lackshmi I plead for your soul 19:29  |  Teddy Bear 29/11/07
  110.   #104 Chris 19:38  |  mich 29/11/07
  111.   Occupied Algeria 19:50  |  utagawa 29/11/07
  112.   lakshmi 19:59  |  Sarah 29/11/07
  113.   #110 Mich 20:05  |  Chris Linthwaite 29/11/07
  114.   Jews control the world, ha ha ha 20:20  |  Jewboy 29/11/07
  115.   Respose to Sarah 20:23  |  An Algerien-Chicago 29/11/07
  116.   #110 Chris, wrong again! 20:34  |  mich 29/11/07
  117.   STILL OCCUPIED ALGERIA 20:51  |  utagawa 29/11/07
  118.   Europhile #1 21:00  |  judith 29/11/07
  119.   Response to#75 Yosemite 21:08  |  Algerian-Chicago 29/11/07
  120.   # 33 Swiss...when all else fails 21:10  |  Lynn 29/11/07
  121.   # 53 hamastan 21:12  |  Lynn 29/11/07
  122.   May be Abbas also is Jewish :) 21:15  |  joseph 29/11/07
  123.   #107, TonyL, no such thing as a French Jewish Lobby 21:32  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/11/07
  124.   INDRAJAYA.You said they were"a Jewish"How did you decide that? 21:32  |  PETER S .M. 29/11/07
  125.   Response to#117 Utagawa:misinformation! 21:33  |  Algerian-Chicago 29/11/07
  126.   No. 12 france and Algeria 21:35  |  Rana Mohan 29/11/07
  127.   LINTHWAITE waiting for your source for the"Begin plan" as well 21:40  |  PETER S.M. 29/11/07
  128.   #116 Mich 21:43  |  Chris Linthwaite 29/11/07
  129.   #114 Jewboy 21:51  |  Paul Wood 29/11/07
  130.   Sarkozy in power thanks to election by French voters 21:58  |  Briton 29/11/07
  131.   Hold on, there`s a mistake 22:06  |  AlLGERIAN 29/11/07
  132.   several posts from algerians 22:08  |  jew from algeria 29/11/07
  133.   Nicolas the Frog speaks to you 22:38  |  Nicolas from Paris 29/11/07
  134.   # 120 Lynn "Read my lips....." 23:09  |  Swiss (Dino) 29/11/07
  135.   Swiss 23:21  |  Gina 29/11/07
  136.   Wow! Our Lobby (read Elders of Zion) is really powerful! 23:22  |  Nathan 29/11/07
  137.   The fiasco of fundraising in UK 23:28  |  Cuckoo 29/11/07
  138.   #18 PeterSM. "Orderly change in government." 23:28  |  Maureen Ann 29/11/07
  139.   Lynn you`re talking to a celeb 23:29  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 29/11/07
  140.   Swiss # 124 23:33  |  Gina 29/11/07
  141.   # 125 Gina 23:37  |  Swiss (Dino) 29/11/07
  142.   Sarkozy,Thanks 2 J lobby ! 23:46  |  The Teacher/Instruct 29/11/07
  143.   108 H. 112,Sarah,what makes you think I read only jewish writers? 23:59  |  lakshmi 29/11/07
  144.   # 130 00:00  |  The Teacher/Instruct 30/11/07
  145.   #14 Genuine Tosefta 00:03  |  Edith 30/11/07
  146.   The Teacher/Instruct 00:08  |  Philo-Semite 30/11/07
  147.   # 139 Margie in Tel Aviv What means "celeb"....??? 00:09  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/11/07
  148.   To Roo, # 78, who thinks I haven`t lived in France. 00:12  |  Fortuna Benmayor 30/11/07
  149.   #131, ALGERIAN, no, you hold on 00:14  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/11/07
  150.   Laksmi #8 00:14  |  Oleg 30/11/07
  151.   #8 Lakshmi. Some trivia. 00:21  |  Maureen Ann 30/11/07
  152.   #114 00:23  |  The Teacher/Instruct 30/11/07
  153.   MAUREEN N exactly unlike Hamas takeover in Gaza, the usual Arab 00:28  |  PETER SM 30/11/07
  154.   H. and Sarah,postscript,hey Sarah,have you seen Norm F.? 00:33  |  lakshmi 30/11/07
  155.   Response to#130-Briton 00:41  |  Algerian-Chicago 30/11/07
  156.   #152 The Teacher 00:51  |  Paul Wood 30/11/07
  157.   Peter SM 00:54  |  Chris Linthwaite 30/11/07
  158.   Swiss...but losing 00:59  |  Lynn 30/11/07
  159.   PeterSM. Greens vote preferences to Labour. 01:15  |  Maureen Ann 30/11/07
  160.   ALGERIAN Palestine belonged to whom?? 01:17  |  PETER SM 30/11/07
  161.   ALGERIAN.Jews lived continuously in Palestine long before Arabs 01:39  |  PETER SM 30/11/07
  162.   Reply to Maureen Ann in Australia (Post No. 138) 01:41  |  Johnny Weintraub 30/11/07
  163.   LINTHWAITE did that ages ago ALL they do is quote an email 01:48  |  PETER SM 30/11/07
  164.   Palestine:Two state solution 02:05  |  Algerian-Chicago 30/11/07
  165.   We read a book or watch a tv show or listen to music... 02:12  |  Erdogan 30/11/07
  166.   Women in pakistan - a life of misery 02:16  |  Erdogan 30/11/07
  167.   MAUREEN N.Rudd in his victory speech re affirmed the US alliance 02:31  |  PETER SM 30/11/07
  168.   why did the chicken cross the road? 02:34  |  schafe82 30/11/07
  169.   maureen Ann 02:35  |  rich 30/11/07
  170.   Margie in Tel Aviv.... 03:03  |  Lynn 30/11/07
  171.   Maureen Ann-#159-Wishful thinking 03:09  |  Daniel Leopold 30/11/07
  172.   #163 peter SM 03:19  |  Chris Linthwaite 30/11/07
  173.   #131 Algerian then Haaretz should apologize to all its readers 03:37  |  Lynn 30/11/07
  174.   Maureen Ann #151 _ I Suppose If A scum Bag Would Have Been Used 03:41  |  Eli 30/11/07
  175.   # 171 Daniel Leopold 03:41  |  Lynn 30/11/07
  176.   American in Paris # 91 03:42  |  Philippe 30/11/07
  177.   Swiss 03:44  |  Gina 30/11/07
  178.   Jean paul Doguet # 100 03:47  |  Philippe 30/11/07
  179.   Rich she only sings from the Arab hymnbook 03:48  |  PETER SM 30/11/07
  180.   An Algerien-Chicago # 115 03:58  |  Philippe 30/11/07
  181.   Algerian # 131 04:02  |  Philippe 30/11/07
  182.   Nicolas From Paris # 133 04:07  |  Philippe 30/11/07
  183.   Arab/Muslim Anti-Semitism 04:41  |  Bill 30/11/07
  184.   Un Algerien # 52 04:56  |  Philippe 30/11/07
  185.   LINTHWAITE.Nothing wrong with quoting source as an anoymous email 05:29  |  PETER S .M. 30/11/07
  186.   Arabs using jews as an excuse...Again 05:41  |  Larry 30/11/07
  187.   Cipora #123 05:48  |  TonyL 30/11/07
  188.   Lynn # 175 05:56  |  Gina 30/11/07
  189.   French-Algerien tensions 06:13  |  Farid H. 30/11/07
  190.   Peter SM # 185 06:37  |  Philippe 30/11/07
  191.   Mohamed cherif Abbas ??? 06:46  |  Joe 30/11/07
  192.   Algerian-Chicago 07:09  |  Yosemite 30/11/07
  193.   #131 Lynn example of victim complex 08:17  |  ALGERIAN 30/11/07
  194.   Phillip, I may share some of your opinions 08:28  |  ALGERIAN 30/11/07
  195.   PHILLIPE And dumb! If Sarkozy was an agent would he announce it? 08:48  |  PETER S.M. 30/11/07
  196.   Dino 09:57  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 30/11/07
  197.   Reply to an Algerian 09:58  |  Jean-Paul DOGUET 30/11/07
  198.   SARKOZY IN POWER TKS. TO THE 10:28  |  Robert 30/11/07
  199.   I am the one who brought Sarkozy to power 10:32  |  Jewish controller 30/11/07
  200.   Algeria? POlllleeeeasaassssse 11:12  |  FOX 30/11/07
  201.   Algerian # 194 18:19  |  Philippe 30/11/07
  202.   Jean Paul Doguet # 197 20:01  |  Philippe 30/11/07
  203.   STILL OCCUPIED ALGERIA REVISITED 20:14  |  utagawa 30/11/07
  204.   # 24 Eli 22:36  |  The Teacher 30/11/07
  205.   Reply to TonyL 00:12  |  Jean-Paul DOGUET 01/12/07
  206.   Utagawa 02:12  |  Philippe 01/12/07
  207.   Europhile Ignorant 09:07  |  Well-Read Europhobe 01/12/07
  208.   #europhile 08:13  |  joelle 04/12/07
  209.   Colonial Algeria 22:49  |  Sharon 01/02/10
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