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Morsi's anti-Semitic slurs 'deeply offensive', US says
Source: BBC
16 January 2013 Last updated at 02:18 GMT
Morsi's anti-Semitic slurs 'deeply offensive', US says
The US has strongly criticised Egypt's Mohammed Morsi for anti-Semitic remarks he apparently made before being elected president.
TV footage shows Mr Morsi in 2010 referring to Zionists as "bloodsuckers" and "descendants of apes and pigs".
US officials want the leader to clarify his "deeply offensive" comments, which they say run counter to Middle East peace efforts.
Egypt receives around $1.5bn (£900m) in annual US military and economic aid.
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Morsi's anti-Semitic slurs 'deeply offensive', US says
The US has strongly criticised Egypt's Mohammed Morsi for anti-Semitic remarks he apparently made before being elected president.
TV footage shows Mr Morsi in 2010 referring to Zionists as "bloodsuckers" and "descendants of apes and pigs".
US officials want the leader to clarify his "deeply offensive" comments, which they say run counter to Middle East peace efforts.
Egypt receives around $1.5bn (£900m) in annual US military and economic aid.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21037606
