Ahead of upcoming Tisha B'Av, the Temple Institute, a body dedicated to the idea of rebuilding of the biblical Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, launched an online campaign featuring an unusual "guest appearance" by none other than Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.
The campaign caused a stir in Egypt over more than Morsi's mere appearance, but rather regarding the manner in which he was featured, which Cairo media deemed offensive.
The video shows a family a father and two children at the beach. The father is reading a newspaper, on which a picture of Morsi is clearly seen, and the children are building the Temple in the sand. When the father gets up to look at his children's creation, he drops the newspaper, with Morsi's picture on it, on the sand.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPmViwmJSJE&feature=player_embedded]Tisha B'Av: The Children are Ready - YouTube[/ame]
As arises from Cairo's coverage of the issue, Egyptians understood the campaign as indicating that Morsi will not be able to stop Israel from rebuilding the Temple.
The controversial campaign has even been brought to the attention of the presidential palace. Morsi's spokesman Yasser Ali issued a statement Thursday, saying that Morsi has ordered his Foreign Ministry to officially protest the campaign.
Temple Institute video features Morsi - Israel News, Ynetnews
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The campaign caused a stir in Egypt over more than Morsi's mere appearance, but rather regarding the manner in which he was featured, which Cairo media deemed offensive.
The video shows a family a father and two children at the beach. The father is reading a newspaper, on which a picture of Morsi is clearly seen, and the children are building the Temple in the sand. When the father gets up to look at his children's creation, he drops the newspaper, with Morsi's picture on it, on the sand.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPmViwmJSJE&feature=player_embedded]Tisha B'Av: The Children are Ready - YouTube[/ame]
As arises from Cairo's coverage of the issue, Egyptians understood the campaign as indicating that Morsi will not be able to stop Israel from rebuilding the Temple.
The controversial campaign has even been brought to the attention of the presidential palace. Morsi's spokesman Yasser Ali issued a statement Thursday, saying that Morsi has ordered his Foreign Ministry to officially protest the campaign.
Temple Institute video features Morsi - Israel News, Ynetnews
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