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Following are excerpts from an antisemitic skit which aired on Egyptian Nile Life TV on July 14, 2011:
Jewish man watches the news on TV
Newscaster: Reports from Washington today revealed the largest scam, committed by the renowned businessman Madoff.
Jew: Oh dear, oh my. What a disaster. What's going on in this world?! What a catastrophe.
Granddaughter: What's up grandpa? Why are you upset?
Jew: A disaster. Don't you hear what this damned newscaster is saying?
Newscaster: Many of the world's Jews have fallen prey to Madoff's scam. Their total losses are estimated at several billions of dollars.
Grandson: This is a charade. They deserve to be conned.
Granddaughter: Why are you upset, grandpa? Did you lose anything?
Jew: I have lost everything.
Grandson: Grandpa, they are amateurs. They should have taken a lesson from you. You are wise and clever, grandpa.
Jew: Of course they could learn from me. Nobody can con me.
Newscaster: One of the people who were deceived is Shimon David Shimon.
Grandson: Grandpa, he has the same name as you.
Jew: That's just a coincidence.
Granddaughter: What about the picture? That's your picture, grandpa.
Jew: That's a coincidence too.
Grandson: No, it's you. And you pretended to be clever…
Jew: Kids, it was only a few shekels that I didn't need, so I decided to invest them with him. That's it.
Newscaster: The sum that he gave Madoff reached one million dollars.
Granddaughter: A million dollars?! But whenever I ask you to buy me a dress, you kick up a fuss.
Jew: Kids, let me tell you what really happened. That Madoff came from the US and set up an investment company. He promised a 20% interest rate. He paid up every six months like clockwork. All of a sudden, we got a taste of the Jewish "impaling rod." I got conned by a Jew. By a Jew!
Granddaughter: What difference does it make?
Jew: It makes all the difference in the world. We always run these scams on others. Now we've started doing it to one another.
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