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Illinois House Candidate: Holocaust Is The 'Blackest Lie In History'

Jillian Rayfield | February 29, 2012, 6:28PM

Today in questionable campaign strategies: A Republican running for Congress in Illinois says that the Holocaust is the "biggest, blackest lie in history."

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Topics: Anti-Semitism, Holocaust Denial, Illinois

DCCC Head Steve Israel: GOP Has 'Hit A New Low,' Questioned My Commitment To Religion

Eric Kleefeld | October 20, 2011, 12:50PM

Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)

Updated October 20, 2 p.m. ET

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is firing back at an attack from their counterparts at the NRCC, who released a web video Thursday that accused DCCC head Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) of supporting anti-Semitic demonstrators at the Occupy Wall Street protests.

In an e-mail to the DCCC supporter list, Steve Israel declares: "The extreme right wing has launched an outrageous attack to distract us from their reckless economic policies: They are questioning my commitment to my own religion."

He also adds: "They're attacking me to try to silence you -- because they think it's wrong that you're frustrated and even angry about what Republicans are trying to do to this country. The personal attacks they've launched on me for standing with you are nothing in comparison to the hardships faced by middle income families across America every day."

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Topics: Anti-Semitism, DCCC, NRCC, Occupy Wall Street, Steve Israel

Occupy Wall Street

NRCC Web Video: DCCC Head Steve Israel 'Stands With' OWS Anti-Semitism

Eric Kleefeld | October 20, 2011, 10:27AM

Republicans are continuing to attack the Occupy Wall Street protests -- singling out elements of radicalism and/or anti-Semitism -- with a new web video from the National Republican Congressional Committee attacking Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), who heads up their counterparts at the DCCC.

The video cites a New York Post opinion column, to say that "Steve Israel of New York, is urging party members to 'stand with' the demonstrators."

However, this is not actually what the Post column said: "The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, chaired by Rep. Steve Israel of New York, is urging party members to "stand with" the demonstrators." This in turn was referring to an e-mail petition that the DCCC sent to its supporter list, in order to score political points against the House Republican leadership -- not to regular party strategy for the actual politicians.

The video features dramatic music, and news clips of the protests. After showing a parade of socialism, communism, and that guy who stuck his rear end up against a police car, the on-screen text declares: "STEVE ISRAEL STANDS WITH THEM."

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Topics: 2012 elections, Anti-Semitism, DCCC, NRCC, Occupy Wall Street, Steve Israel

Occupy Wall Street

Right-Wing Blogger: OWS Hashtag Sign Looks A Lot Like A Swastika

Jillian Rayfield | October 19, 2011, 5:31PM

Accusations about anti-Semitism at Occupy Wall Street took a turn for the ridiculous this week when a blogger for the right-wing site Pajamas Media wrote that the hashtag symbol worn by many protesters has "an echo of the swastika."

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Topics: Anti-Semitism, Occupy Wall Street, Pajamas Media

RNC

The RNC Jumps On The 'Occupy Wall Street Is Anti-Semitic' Bandwagon

Jillian Rayfield | October 19, 2011, 11:00AM

The Republican National Committee is joining in with the right-wing bloggers who have sought to paint the Occupy Wall Street protesters as an anti-Semitic mob, condemning Democrats who it says "have spent the last week championing the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement, yet in the midst of protestors' extreme anti-Semitic, anti-Israel comments, they've been silent."

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Topics: Anti-Defamation League, Anti-Semitism, Occupy Wall Street, RNC

Israel

Charges Of Occupy Wall Street Anti-Semitism Find Audience On The Right

Jillian Rayfield | October 19, 2011, 6:10AM

Is Occupy Wall Street anti-Semitic? Some groups on the political right really want you to think so.

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Topics: Anti-Semitism, Bill Kristol, Gary Bauer, Israel, Occupy Wall Street

James von Brunn

Lawyer: Alleged Holocaust Shooter Dies In Prison

Justin Elliott | January 6, 2010, 2:23PM

James Von Brunn

James Von Brunn, the elderly neo-Nazi who was charged with killing a guard at the U.S. Holocaust Museum last June, has died in prison, according to his lawyer. The news was first reported by the AP.

As you may remember, the elderly von Brunn was shot after he opened fire at the entrance to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, killing security guard Stephen Johns. Von Brunn was brought to the hospital in critical condition after reportedly being wounded in the face.