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Israeli soldiers detain a demonstrator during a protest in the West Bank town of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, on July 23 2010, against the confiscation of Palestinian land to expand the settlement of Hamish.
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Oliver Stone says Jews dominate the media
By GIL HOFFMAN Diaspora Affairs and Public Diplomacy Minister Yuli Edelstein slammed director Oliver Stone on Monday for giving an interview to the Sunday Times in which he downplayed the Holocaust, defended Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and complained about Jewish influence in the United States. Edelstein said that Stone's statements to the newspaper were racist, anti-Semitic, and made him sick. "Beyond the ignorance he proves with his comments, his demonization of the Jewish people could be a sequel to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion," the minister said. "When a man of Stone's stature says such things, it could lead to a new wave of anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism, and it may even cause real harm to Jewish communities and individuals." In the interview, Stone said America's focus on the Holocaust was a product of the "Jewish domination of the media." He said his upcoming Showtime documentary series "Secret History of America," would put Hitler and Soviet dictator Jose... More »

