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Opinion: Sarah Palin and the End of American Anti-Semitism

In her first interview since the Tucson, Ariz., massacre, Sarah Palin defended her use of the phrase "blood libel" in a video statement she posted last week. She told Sean Hannity that the term "obviously means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands. And in this case that's exactly what was going on." The...

Palin Charge of 'Blood Libel' Provokes Controversy

If Sarah Palin's seven-minute video blaming the media was meant to tamp down the rhetoric in the aftermath of the assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, she may have added fuel to the fire by hitting a jarringly off-note: Within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a...

'Blood Libel': A Brief History of the Phrase Palin Used in Her New Video

In a recent video, Sarah Palin used the phrase "blood libel" to discuss the media's reaction to the Gabrielle Giffords shooting: "[E]specially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn....