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306:'s absurd, uninformed, inaccurate, dangerous views on Israel, while ignoring the anti-Semitic, pro-terrorist views/actions of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority gives credibility and legitimacy to the ludicrous, false, nonsensical belief that beautiful women aren't too bright." Portman had refused to accept the
208:, choosing to begin pro-Israel work in response: "I only went into the work because I thought Oslo was a disastrous mistake and I wanted a podium to express that. I did not intend to do it for more than a year or two, make my case and then go back to normal life. But things kept getting worse, not better."
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Klein has stated his belief that the U.S. should engage in religious profiling of
Muslims. "In an era in which the vast majority of terrorism is committed by Muslims, in order to protect American citizens, we should adopt the same profiling policies as Israel and be more thorough in vetting Muslims,"
840:"I urge the SPLC to immediately put BlackLivesMatter on their list of hate groups. BLM is a Jew hating, White hating, Israel hating, conservative Black hating, violence promoting, dangerous Soros funded extremist group of haters"
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did not release his birth certificate "when it was being challenged." Obama released his long-form birth certificate in 2011, confirming that he was born in
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266:... Donald Trump is not an antisemite. He loves Israel. He loves Jews. But he mainstreams, he legitimizes Jew hatred and Jew haters. And this scares me."
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193:, Calif. He has been a lecturer in mathematics and statistics at
889:"A Right-Wing Zionist Digests Trump's Anti-Semite Dinner Party"
821:"Mort Klein Stands by 'Filthy Arab' Slur as Condemnation Grows"
803:"ZOA's Mort Klein Tweets 'Filthy Arab' Slur — And Doubles Down"
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James E. Enstrom; Linda E. Kanim; Morton A. Klein (May 1992).
488:"PUBLIC LIVES; In Favor of the War, and Enjoying a Good Fight"
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conspiracy theories questioning the birthplace of Barack Obama
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