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Special Section on Politics and Empire |
To kill people because they are Jews: that was the explicit goal of the Islamists' attacks in Mombasa, Casablanca and Istanbul. To demonize people because they are Jews: that was the explicit goal of Mahatir Mohamad's keynote address as outgoing premier of Malaysia delivered at the Summit of Islamic States in Kuala Lumpur in October 2003. Mahatir was the first head of government since 1945 to advocate anti-Semitism openly, doing so before a global meeting attended by the representatives of 57 countries and 2,200 journalists, and receiving a standing ovation no less for his message of hate.1
The extent and...
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