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The question should not be whether Farouk Hosni's past statements disqualify him for the post of Director General of UNESCO, but which of the nine candidates would do the best job of leading UNESCO in its important global mission. I would guess that he ranks about fifth on the list in terms of qualifications to lead UNESCO. How about more discussion of apparently well qualified nominees such as Ivonne A-Baki, Benita Ferraro-Waldner, Ina Mariulionyté, Alexander Yakovenko, and Sospeter Mwijarubi Muhongo.

According to its web page, UNESCO's founding goal is "to build peace in the minds of men" and "to disseminate and share information." I do not think that a man who threatens to burn books, or who makes vast, ignorant generalizations about another country, is an appropriate choice to lead UNESCO. Mr. Hosni may be telling the truth when he claims that those statements were mere rhetoric, spoken in the heat of the moment. But I would not want to hear the head of UNESCO making similar statements under any circumstances, and it seems clear that Mr. Hosni does not understand the limits of acceptable rhetoric.

It is quite possible that Mr. Hosni's privately expressed opinions are more moderate than those reflected in the provocative statements he makes in public. If that is true, I would still think him an inappropriate choice to lead UNESCO: he is clearly more interested in self-advancement in Egypt, where anti-Israel rhetoric is unfortunately popular, than the advancement of UNESCO's goals.

Israel certainly has plenty of its own politicians who hold extreme views and make provocative, undiplomatic statements. So far, however, none of them has expressed an interest in leading UNESCO. If Avigdor Lieberman, or an Israeli minister who holds similar views, were to express such an interest, I would oppose their candidacy - just as I oppose Mr. Hosni's candidacy.

I am not offended by Mr. Hosni as an Israeli, but rather as a humanist who believes in universal values - such as freedom of expression and the open sharing of ideas. Book burning is incompatible with those values.