Abstract
Al-Azhar's attitude towards Israel is examined from two perspectives. The first is the content of the messages transmitted through its discourse on Jews, which is informed by an historical conception of the canonical scriptures. The second is the relative weight that these messages carry in the Egyptian public sphere and in the government's decision-making process. In this context al-Azhar can be seen as being engaged in a tug of war with the Egyptian government, in which it is both controlled and controlling. Its power in relation to the government derives from its widely accepted role as gate-keeper of both true Islam and traditional, non-Western, morality in society.
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