Right-Wing Media Rush To Defend Palin's Use Of "Blood Libel"

Media Matters for America - on 13/1/11
Right-wing media have rushed to defend Sarah Palin over her use of the term "blood libel," a term that historically refers to the grave anti-Semitic charge that Jews use the blood of Christian children in some religious rituals -- a myth that has long been the source of anti-Jewish violence. Right-Wing Media Defend Palin's Use Of "Blood Libel" Washington Times Loading... : "This Is Simply The Latest R...
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Right-wing media have rushed to defend Sarah Palin over her use of the term "blood libel," a term that historically refers to the grave anti-Semitic charge that Jews use the blood of Christian children in some religious rituals -- a myth that has long been the source of anti-Jewish violence.

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Pat Buchanan, Glenn Reynolds, Jim Geraghty, National Review, The Times, CNN, National Jewish Democratic Council, Abraham Foxman, Alan Dershowitz, Andrea Mitchell, Kathryn Jean Lopez, Erik Erikson, Anti-Defamation League, Jonah Goldberg, The Washington Post, Tony Blankley, John Murtha, Joe Scarborough, Andrew Sullivan, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Michael Barone, Andrew Breitbart

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