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07 Jun 2010 12:30

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Politics: Helen Thomas retires at 89 in wake of comments; Twitter reacts



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03 Apr 2010 09:56

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World: The Vatican’s Jewish persecution comparison didn’t go over well

  • “This is really in bad taste.” On the list of least likely things you would’ve expected to come from the Vatican, a comparison of an abuse scandal and cover-up to Jewish persecution is pretty high. And a bunch of Jews aren’t happy about it, either. A Vatican spokesperson finally did some damage control, saying the line “is absolutely not the line of the Vatican and of the Catholic Church,” but the damage has already been done. source
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02 Apr 2010 17:25

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World: Bad comparison: Vatican compares sex scandal to anti-Semitism

  • Seriously, dude? Seriously? Sometimes, it’s probably best to cut your losses and just admit you screwed up, and in the case of the Vatican, they’re well past that point. During a Good Friday service, Rev. Raniero Cantalamessa, who has served as preacher for the Papal household since 1980, made the questionable comparison of the Vatican’s troubles to the 2,000-plus-years-strong pains of Jews. We’re mere inches away from a Nazi comparison, at which point Godwin’s Law kicks in – for the Vatican?! source
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09 Jan 2010 14:52

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Offbeat: Israeli chefs agree on just one thing: Hummus rules hardcore

  • 50+ Arabs and Jews united by crushing chickpeas source
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07 Jan 2010 10:25

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U.S.: Bad idea: Crazy guy starts shouting anti-Semitic stuff on a plane

  • obvious In case you haven’t heard, there’s been a lot of activity around airline security lately. Everyone is on their Ps & Qs. Security is on the up.
  • idiotic You’re a random guy, and you start shouting on a plane that you’re Palestinian and you “want to kill all the Jews.” It’s taser time! source
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14 Nov 2009 10:09

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World: Hack sabbath: Orthodox Jews not happy with Intel right now

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem are unhappy that the plant stays open on the day of Sabbath. Intel doesn’t appear to be a very Jewish company. source
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13 Jul 2009 10:28

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U.S., World: John Demjanjuk, the suspected Nazi guard, got charged today

  • He was deported from the U.S. to Germany in May. Demjanjuk was charged with being an accessory to 27,900 murders during the Holocaust by the German government. After spending years with a is-he-or-isn’t-he rep, he was suspected of being “Ivan the Terrible” and convicted in Israel in 1986, only to have that charge overturned. But the claims against the Russian-born Demjanjuk – who has been stripped of U.S. citizenship twice over the allegations – continued to follow him, and the 89-year-old will face trial for his suspected crimes. source
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18 Jun 2009 19:55

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U.S., World: Jews in Israel think Obama hates them for some reason

  • 6% think that Obama is pro-them, that he wouldn’t have them on his kickball team
  • 50% think that Obama is pro-Palestine; the rest think he isn’t taking sides at all, or didn’t care source
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12 Jun 2009 11:16

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U.S.: A sample of the crazy opinions spouted by James von Brunn

  • The Holocaust is a lie. Obama was created by Jews. Obama does what Jew owners tell him to do. Jews captured America’s money. Jews control the mass media. The 1st Amendment is abrogated – henceforth.
  • James von Brunn • In a set of writings obtained by the FBI. Von Brunn, the dude who shot up the Holocaust Museum, apparently had a long history of things like this. One time, he threatened the owner of an art gallery with a gun for not selling his paintings. And his marriage crumbled in part because of his racist leanings. (His Web site, “Holy Western Empire,” is down, by the way.) • source
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