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Report: Assange Blames 'Jewish' Journalists for Negative Press

By Theunis BatesMar 2nd 2011 – 12:23PM
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LONDON -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claimed that he is the victim of a conspiracy led by "Jewish" journalists intent on smearing his organization, according to a report in the British magazine Private Eye. Assange called the publication's account "completely false." Assange is reported to have phoned the...

Report: Anti-Semitic, Anti-Gay Saudi Textbooks Used in UK

By Theunis BatesNov 22nd 2010 – 8:39AM

LONDON (Nov. 22) -- Saudi Arabian textbooks filled with anti-Semitic and homophobic material are being used in British classrooms, according to a BBC documentary. The program, due to air tonight, found that around 5,000 British Muslim children were being taught that the "main goal" of the Jews is to "have control over...

Debate Grows Over Honorary Oscar for Director Godard

By Dana KennedyNov 2nd 2010 – 5:11PM
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Miguel Medina, AFP / Getty Images

(Nov. 2) -- Is legendary filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard an anti-Semite? If so, should he be awarded an honorary Oscar at an awards banquet this month? The enigmatic Godard is celebrated as one of the pioneers of French New Wave cinema 50 years ago. But the decision to give the 79-year-old an honorary Academy Award has led to a...

Rick Sanchez Rails on Jon Stewart, Jews, Media

By David KnowlesOct 1st 2010 – 1:36PM
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Charley Gallay, WireImage

UPDATE: CNN has fired Rick Sanchez from the network after his comments on a radio program received widespread criticism. See our full report here. (Oct. 1) -- Television anchor Rick Sanchez makes a living talking to America, but it looks like the folksy CNN commentator put his foot in his mouth on a radio talk...

Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad as Anti-Semitic

By Lauren FrayerSep 8th 2010 – 7:44AM

(Sept. 8) -- Iran's firebrand president is getting some surprise criticism from a fellow anti-American agitator -- Fidel Castro. The Cuban leader blasted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust and making anti-Semitic comments, according to a blog by a reporter for The Atlantic magazine. Writer Jeffrey Goldberg...

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Background on anti semitic

Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage.

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