Through a process of selective appropriation, Arabic texts from newspapers and other media sources, especially television, expressing hostility to Israel or Jews are translated for Western audiences. In these translations, Arabic discourse is represented as expressing a pervasive anti-Semitism, creating a monochromatic impression of Arab society as populated by dangerous, unregenerate bigots. Such representations ignore other writings and media representations of a more inclusive tone. The translations of texts, while accurate, ignore the context of the discourse and the synecdochic and hyperbolic properties of Arabic rhetoric. This paper contests the discourse of Arab anti-Semitism by interrogating representations of Arab anti-Semitism, largely in the writings of Israeli scholars, which are then echoed in western media and quasi-scholarly treatises, exploiting the highly charged symbolism of Arabic versions of well-known anti-Semitic canards and tracts such as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and Mein Kampf; by a quantitative content analysis of discussions of Jews, Judaism, and Zionism appearing in the Arabic language press of Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, utilizing databases of two Arabic newspapers and the search capacities of various Arabic newspaper internet sites; and by examining the representations of local Jewish communities from Arabic newspapers, periodicals, television programs, and the writings of intellectuals. In those last, local communities are represented as having formed integral elements of national life. In the presence of this, it is clear that what is at play is not classic anti-Semitism, and those attempting to depict Arabic discourse as anti-Semitic do so for tendentious purpose of their own. Representative references: Baker, Mona. 2006. Translation and Conflict: A narrative account. London: Routledge. Lebanese National Broadcasting Network. 2003. ???? ?????. El Naqqash, Ragaa. 2004. ????? ?? ???? ????? ??????? al-Ahram 5 December 2004 Penslar, David. 2007. “Anti-Semites on Zionism: From indifference to obsession,” in Jeffery Herf, ed., Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism in Historical Perspective: Convergence and Divergence. London, New York: Routledge. 1—19. Sirag, Hussein. 2002. ??????????? ????? ?????: ??? ??????? ? ????? ??????? October 1 December 2002 Wistrich, Robert. 1991. Antisemitism: The longest hatred. London: Methuen. Yadlin, Rivka. 1989. An Arrogant and Oppressive Spirit: Anti-Zionism as Anti-Judaism in Egypt. Oxford, New York: Pergamon ??? ?????? ????. ????. ???? ???: ?? ???????? ??? ??????. ??? ?????? ????? ????. ????. ???????? ????? ? ???????. ??? ?????? ???????? ??? ??????. ???? ?. ?? ?????? ???????? ????????. ??? ?????? ???????? ??? ??????. ???? ?. ????????????: ????????? ? ????????. ??? ??????