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Amid Antisemitism Controversy,[] Bannon to Attend Major Pro-Israel Groups Gala Dinner

The Algemeiner ^ | November 15, 2016 | Barney Breen-Portnoy

Posted on by JOHN ADAMS

Stephen Bannon, whose appointment to serve as President-elect Donald Trumps chief strategist and senior counselor has drawn controversy in recent days over allegations of antisemitism, will attend the Zionist Organization of Americas annual awards gala in New York City on Sunday.

All administration officials are welcome to come to the ZOA dinner, ZOA National President Morton A. Klein told The Algemeiner on Tuesday. Any Democrat is welcome, as is any Republican. If youre a government official and you want to come to the ZOA dinner  unless youre extremely hostile to Israel or a Jew-hater  youre welcome to come. November 15, 2016 6:19 pm 0 Israeli PM Netanyahu Tells DC Gathering of US Jews He Looks Forward to Working With Trump to Advance Peace and Security

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Furthermore, Klein emphasized, Bannon is not an antisemite at all. Hes never said or written anything that is antisemitic. If he was an antisemite in any way, shape or form, Id be screaming.

On Sunday, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt said in a statement, It is a sad day when a man who presided over the premier website of the alt-right, a loose-knit group of white nationalists and unabashed anti-Semites and racists  is slated to be a senior staff member in the peoples house. We call on President-elect Trump to appoint and nominate Americans committed to the well-being of all our countrys people and who exemplify the values of pluralism and tolerance that makes our country great.

Greenblatt was referring to Bannons role as executive chairman of the right-wing Breitbart News website.

In a statement released on Monday, the ZOA said its own experience and analysis of Breitbart articles confirms Mr. Bannons and Breitbarts friendship and fair-mindedness towards Israel and the Jewish people. To accuse Mr. Bannon and Breitbart of antisemitism is Orwellian. In fact, Breitbart bravely fights against antisemitism.

Speaking with The Algemeiner on Tuesday, Klein characterized Greenblatts condemnation of the Bannon appointment as disgraceful.

The ADL should be ashamed of themselves, Klein said. To assassinate the character of a man who is extremely pro-Israel and pro-Jewish and to promote an image that hes antisemitic, thats rubbish.

Klein also called on other Jewish groups to defend Bannon.

You dont call someone an antisemite who is not an anti-Semite, Klein said Bannon is a champion for Israel and the opposite of an antisemite.

Honorees at this Sundays Justice Louis D. Brandeis Awards Dinner will include Bernie Marcus, Congressman Ed Royce, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, Professor Alan Dershowitz, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, Ken Langone and Michael Leven.



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To: JOHN ADAMS

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To: JOHN ADAMS

YES.!!!!! Real Jews castigating secular Jews..!!! GREAT..!



To: JOHN ADAMS

That’s also how they tried to destroy RUSH, early on: “He’s an anti-semite..!” And good Jews put a stop to it. This is a really good sign.



To: JOHN ADAMS

The left is playing to their base - calling everyone racist, sexist, and antisemitic. They have no interest in the truth or even in reaching swing voters at the moment. They are in a panic and want to keep their core liberals from giving up on government as the solution to all problems.



by 5 posted onby Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")

To: JOHN ADAMS

There is no controversy. There are rumors gossip and inuendo



by 6 posted onby Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)

To: JOHN ADAMS

A dinner where scoundrels like Alan Dershowitz are being honored? THAT Dershowitz who is a pal and lawyer of convicted pedo ringleader and Clinton-buddy Epstein and was accused to have partaken also in sex with a minor? Puke! Whats to honor about Dershowitz?

Only because he is part of the Israel-First lobby? Screw that ‘dinner’.



To: gaijin

[ YES.!!!!! Real Jews castigating secular Jews..!!! GREAT..! ] Secular Jews are like Cafeteria Catholics like Pelosi and Kerry, their actual Religion is Socialism/communism



by 8 posted onby GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)

To: JOHN ADAMS

The phoniest controversy since “Trump makes fun of cripples”



To: JOHN ADAMS

I’m beginning to warm up to this Bannon guy; anybody who gets so viciously attacked with such vile slander can’t be bad at all.



To: Nifster

Not even that. It’s a complete and total lie.



To: All

My guess is that some people are jealous of Bannon, he has access and they don’t. Others are just trying to pin a tail on a donkey in the dark, but most of them are donkeys in the dark so they keep pinning it on themselves. Anyway, alt-right Steve Bannon is about as much of an anti-Semite as I am an NFL linebacker, and even the Vikings could run through me.



by 12 posted onby Peter ODonnell (Listen for my radio call-in program on channel A in your brain, yes caller ... I'm listening)

To: Nifster

Shepard Smith said on his show today that Bannon said he “didn’t like Jews” or something similar as fact. It was disgusting.



To: Nifster

And outright lies. Don’t forget the lies. Libs lie.



To: JOHN ADAMS

just as soon as there’s any evidence Bannon is a bigot, I will jump up and down and ask Mr Trump to drop him like a hot potato but since there is zero such evidence,

I hope Mr Trump appoints him

and

that all the liars without any evidence GTH!



by 15 posted onby faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero.)

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