All western governments oppose anti-Semitism. Yet the old hatred continues. How toxic is it? And are recent eruptions of anti-Semitism expressions of momentary irritation, misunderstanding, or plain ignorance? White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer could, on a kindly view, fall into the last of these categories. His recent remark that Hitler used no chemical weapons,…
You thought real-life Sean Spicer was making gaffes that drive Jews crazy? You should see Melissa McCarthy playing him on “Saturday Night Live.” Skewering the embattled White House press secretary, McCarthy called Passover the “Jewish Easter” and made a hilarious apology for his bizarre comments about the Holocaust. “I know they’re not really called the…
Outspoken radio host Howard Stern has some choice words for Sean Spicer, slicing and dicing the White House press secretary for his comments earlier this week about the Holocaust. “The guy’s just not informed, and it’s kind of embarrassing — it’s just embarrassing. But it’s entertaining as hell,” Stern said Wednesday on his SiriusXM program,…
Two years ago, comedian Nathan Fielder founded an outdoor apparel company dedicated to promoting Holocaust awareness. Because that niche market was ripe for the taking, apparently. Now, Fielder is using the jackets to troll the White House. The Vancouver native launched Summit Ice Apparel during season three of his hit TV show, “Nathan For You,”…
(JTA) — We interrupt this Passover to bring you two news bulletins: Bashar Assad is worse than Hitler. The “Soup Nazi” was almost a real Nazi. Let’s start with the second revelation, since Sean Spicer’s Hitler gaffe about Hitler is probably better known. Entertainment Weekly reported that, according to a former writer-producer for the sitcom…
Amid broad condemnation for his assertion that Adolf Hitler did not use poison gas “on his own people,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer called billionaire Jewish casino magnate Sheldon Adelson to apologize. An Adelson spokesman confirmed the call, reported Politico’s Alex Isenstadt, but did not explain the reason behind it. Adelson is a major…
Germany has some pretty obvious advice for Sean Spicer: Don’t go there. The spokesperson for Chancellor Angela Merkel joined the chorus denouncing the White House press secretary for his comments on Hitler and chemical weapons, saying it’s never smart to make Nazi comparisons. “Any comparison of current situations with Nazi crimes leads to nothing good,”…
Sean Spicer is currently being ripped apart for statements he made while comparing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Adolf Hitler. “You had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons,” Spicer said during Tuesday’s press conference. When reporters reminded him that Hitler did in fact use gas to kill millions…
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