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Ali Abunimah: A Favorite of the KKK

Ali Abunimah is an anti-Israel activist and founder of “Electronic Intifada,” which is a Website that spreads hateful messages about Israel. Abunimah is also known for trying to link Zionism to anti-Semitism. In other words, he believes pursuing a homeland for the Jewish people is anti-Semitic.

Muhammed Malik: Anti-Semitic Hamas Supporter

Muhammed Malik is an anti-Israel activist based in South Florida. He is known for organizing a protest called the “Third Intifada” (more information below) in Miami. He has also spoken at college campuses, where he spreads hateful messages and lies about Israel and encourages students to pressure celebrities and artists to not visit Israel.

Palestinian Crossword Puzzles Delegitimize Jewish State

The Palestinian Authority (PA) tries to find every way imaginable to demonize the Jewish state and not recognize its right to exist. Its official newspaper even uses crossword puzzles to spread anti-Semitism and anti-Israel hate speech.

Mayor Stéphane Gendron of Huntingdon Quebec has established a reputation as an anti-Israel zealot

 

Mayor Stéphane Gendron of Huntingdon Quebec has a history of anti-Israel remarks. On December 27, 2011, however, he increased his extremist rhetoric when he vehemently declared that Israel had no right to exist. This took place on a television program that he co-hosts, Face à Face, a daily news and debate morning talk show on the Quebec French-language television channel V.

French comedian Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala continues to spout anti-Semitism with his film “The Anti-Semite”

 

The Cannes Film Festival canceled a screening of “The Anti-Semite” (L'antisEmite, 2012) in May of 2012. The movie features the French comedian Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala whose holocaust denial is well known in France, where he has been convicted of inciting hatred.

The film, which was produced by the Iranian Documentary and Experimental Film Center, makes fun of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where a million and a half Jews were murdered during World War II, and depicts Dieudonne as a drunk and violent character, dressed as a Nazi officer at a party.

An anti-Semitic game titled “The Settlers of the West Bank” removed from Dutch public broadcasting network

 

A Dutch public broadcasting network offered its viewers a downloadable board game featuring Israeli settlers who use “Jewish stinginess” and “the Anne Frank card” to colonize the West Bank.

Ilse van Heusden demonstrates how positive features about Israel can be transformed into an attack on the country and the Jewish People

Ilse van Heusden writes articles about Israel for the Dutch daily Trouw. She describes activities that might be seen as admirable by most people, but manages to slant the story so it is an attack on Israel. In doing this, she makes use of accusations and insinuations reminiscent of classic anti-Semitic rants and with little concern for the accuracy of her facts.

 

British Director Peter Kosminsky writes and directs an anti-Semitic TV series about the creation and present deeds of the State of Israel

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) complained on January 10, 2012 to the Australian broadcaster SBS about the British-made television series ‘The Promise’, which it says conveys anti-Jewish stereotypes. The four episodes of the series were screened on successive Sunday evenings beginning on 27 November 2011.

Is Thomas Friedman of the New York Times a closet anti-Semite?

Is Thomas Friedman a closet anti-Semite? A closet anti-Semite is a person who proclaims love for Jews, and may even be a Jew, but propagates the themes of traditional Jew-hatred. Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League, put it well when he stated, "Those who only find fault with the Jewish people, the Jewish State and the actions of the Jewish sovereignty and never find anything that is positive are anti-Semites under the guise of anti-Zionism and anti-Israel."

Vedrana Rudan and a climate of hate against Jews in Croatia

Vedrana Rudan, a renowned Croatian journalist and writer, uses her public stature in order to promote anti-Semitism in Croatia. She is famous for her radical and unconventional opinions, vulgar language, showy public appearances, politically incorrect speech, and for never holding anything back. Her blunt view of current events has gained her notice and popularity, which she constantly uses to promote anti-Semitic views and Jewish conspiracy theories.

Dieudonné M'bala M'bala

Dieudonné M'bala M'bala is a French comedian, actor, and political activist. He has repeatedly been convicted by the French and Canadian courts for anti-Semitic statements. Most recently he was fined €20,000 by a French court for having an actor dressed as a concentration camp victim present an award to Holocaust denier and French academic, Robert Faurisson, during a performance.


He has been convicted and fined for anti-Semitism before, including incidents where he equated Jews to slave traders and stated that Holocaust Memorial Day was "memorial pornography."

He has attempted to run for two French presidential elections and has repeatedly stood for parliamentary and European Union elections as head of fringe right-wing parties.

Michèle Renouf

Michèle Renouf is an Australian-born advertising model who currently lives in Britain. In recent years, she has gained publicity over her defense of Holocaust deniers such as Robert Faurisson, David Irving, Ernst Zundel, Germar Rudolf and Fredrick Toben. She has defended such people in broadcasts and documentaries.