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Prime Minister of Malaysia questioned why Jews 'resent' being called 'hook-nosed' at controversial Cambridge Union appearance

Full video of his talk shows he was repeatedly able to put forward antisemitic statements

June 18, 2019 08:27
Mahathir Mohamad celebrates after his election victory last year, returning him to power. Mr Mohamad has a long history of making antisemitic statements.
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The Prime Minister of Malaysia asked why Jews “resent” being called “hook-nosed”, saying “other people don’t resent being accused of some general characteristic they have” at his controversial Cambridge Union appearance.

The full extent of Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad’s open antisemitism emerged after the debating society released the full video of his appearance at an event hosted by the debating club last Sunday.

A short clip of the event, released by the Union of Jewish Students, showed the PM said he liked his Jewish friends because "they're not like other Jews" - to laughter from the audience.

The Cambridge Union claimed the release of the full video would show that the event’s chair “repeatedly challenged” Dr Mohamad over his “antisemitic comments”.