WH Smith apologises for selling Protocols of the Elder of Zion in Oman

The man, who wished to remain anonymous, told the JC: “It’s bad enough seeing the Protocols for sale in every bookstore in the Gulf without WH Smith joining in.

“I was less surprised than disappointed. I would have expected WH Smith to have higher standards.”

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a fabricated antisemitic text first published in Russia in 1903 which was disseminated internationally before being exposed as fraudulent by The Times in 1921.

It was claimed to be the minutes of a late 19th-century clandestine meeting in which Jewish leaders discussed their goal of global Jewish hegemony by controlling the press and the world economy.

WH Smith said: “WH Smith has strict guidelines on the books it sells, and it is against our policy to stock books which incite hatred.

“We apologise sincerely on behalf of our local operator in Muscat International Airport and the book is being removed immediately.”