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22. Clinton Campaign Condemns Anti-Zionist Journalist, Son of Close Advisor

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:18 AM

Jul 2016

“Secretary Clinton emphatically rejects these offensive, hateful, and patently absurd statements about Elie Wiesel,” Jake Sullivan, senior policy aide to the Clinton campaign, said in a statement to The Jerusalem Post.

She believes they are wrong in all senses of the term. She believes that Max Blumenthal and others should cease and desist in making them. Elie Wiesel was a hero to her as he was to so many, and she will keep doing everything she can to honor his memory and to carry his message forward.

In contrast to Blumenthal’s claims, Weisel was a vocal advocate on behalf of victims of the Armenian genocide, the denial of which Wiesel repeatedly called a “double killing.”

In 2007, the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity published a letter condemning Armenian genocide denial, which was signed by Wiesel and 52 other Nobel laureates:

More hateful lies of Blumenthal and Abunimah exposed...
http://www.thetower.org/3601-clinton-campaign-condemns-anti-zionist-journalist-son-of-close-advisor/

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Anti-Israel activists attempt to vilify Elie Wiesel after his death [View all] ericson00 Jul 2016 OP

What disgusting disgraceful creeps. King_David Jul 2016 #1

I think it's disrespectful to criticize the recently dead. Little Tich Jul 2016 #2

I hope you said that about Hallel Ariel's detractors ericson00 Jul 2016 #3

Time for Hillary to throw the little sh*t Blumenthal under the bus 6chars Jul 2016 #4

agreed. Max Blumenthal is a huge blight ericson00 Jul 2016 #5

Max Blumenthal was very respectful of Hedy Epstein's death... shira Jul 2016 #9

Disgustng bluestateguy Jul 2016 #6

The Mondoweiss sewer is villifying Eli Wiesel too... shira Jul 2016 #7

Vile pieces of shit leftynyc Jul 2016 #8

I know you refuse to read 972 ...... Israeli Jul 2016 #10

Why would I care who they support? leftynyc Jul 2016 #11

Nope ..... Israeli Jul 2016 #12

I don't read either one leftynyc Jul 2016 #13

You dont read " either one " .....and you dont read 972 .... Israeli Jul 2016 #15

I will use smaller words for you leftynyc Jul 2016 #16

I dont need to read any blogs ," unsourced " or not , .... Israeli Jul 2016 #17

It's about honesty & accuracy...not propaganda & hate. n/t shira Jul 2016 #14

Which one shira ???? Israeli Jul 2016 #18

Mondoweiss has supported both Donald Trump King_David Jul 2016 #19

Those attacking Wiesel never condemn Abbas for Holocaust Denial. shira Jul 2016 #21

Eli Wiesel on Palestinians... shira Jul 2016 #20

Clinton Campaign Condemns Anti-Zionist Journalist, Son of Close Advisor shira Jul 2016 #22

Good for Hillary King_David Jul 2016 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Jul 2016 #23