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Jazz club defends decision to host antisemite Gilad Atzmon

On Saturday, Club 606 is due to host Mr Atzmon, whose past statements include 'Jewish ideology is driving our planet into a catastrophe'

January 30, 2020 10:14
Gilad Atzmon
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An iconic London Jazz club has defended its decision to host saxophonist Gilad Atzmon, a notorious antisemite and Holocaust revisionist.

Club 606 is due to host Mr Atzmon, whose past statements include "Jewish ideology is driving our planet into a catastrophe" and “I'm not going to say whether it is right or not to burn down a synagogue, I can see that it is a rational act,” on February 1 alongside his band.

The Club received an email complaining about its decision to host the musician on Monday; however, the owner Steve Rubie, who is Jewish, defended the decision to host Mr Atzmon.

He acknowledged that the musician had “sailed way too close to the wind sometimes” but defended him against accusations of racism.