Indeed, while its ugly head never arose on Tahrir Square, anti-Israeli sentiment still festers - perhaps particularly among the young.

Egypt and Israel made peace two decades ago, but the peace has remained cold, with anti-Israeli sentiment running deep among Egyptians.

After the program received criticism from some government ministers in both Palestine and Israel for espousing anti-Israeli sentiments, the Farfur character was killed off.

To help direct popular anger and head off competition from radical Islamic groups, it has set itself up as the main address for acceptable anti-Israeli sentiment.

That would force the King to choose again whether to muffle the Hamas leader or continue to permit him to rile anti-Israeli sentiment.

Television footage of a Palestinian fifth grader dying in his father's arms has fueled anti-Israeli sentiment.

It is hard for Egypt's interim rulers to counter widespread anti-Israeli sentiment.

All the attention paid to this issue reflects the strong anti-Israeli sentiments of certain speakers.

However, Jewish leaders state that there is a growing tendency in the country to mix anti-Israeli sentiment with rare acts of anti-Semitism.

But gratuitously stoking anti-Israeli sentiment is irresponsible and dangerous.