U.S. warns Egypt about anti-semitic TV series

World Tribune.com is reporting that the "United States has quietly threatened to turn an Egyptian television series into a new dispute between the two allies."

Bush administration officials and congressional leaders said a television series based on the anti-Semitic "Protocols of Zion" has become a leading issue between Cairo and Washington. At least 26 members of Congress have appealed to Egypt to halt the series.

"We have expressed our concerns to the Egyptian government directly about what we've heard about this program," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said. "At this point I'm sure we'll be watching very, very closely and raising these issues, as appropriate, depending on what actually airs.

Boucher said the Egyptian government must be responsible for the contents of its state-owned television. The series is meant to have 41 episodes.

FYI: The NY Times ran an article on the television series last month.

Update: Linda Heard has a good article on the series over at Counterpunch.