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Fast Forward Elon Musk: I’m not antisemitic, I’m ‘aspirationally Jewish’
He also claimed, despite evidence to the contrary, that antisemitism has dropped on Twitter since he bought it
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Fast Forward Elon Musk to join Ben Shapiro and other Jewish men for live chat on antisemitism and free speech
Ten Jewish men, Musk 'and a Hava Nagila sing-off!' — per Musk’s tweet — are on the lineup
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Fast Forward More than 120 Jewish activists call on advertisers and app stores to drop Twitter/X
“We have watched in horror as a new stage in antisemitic discourse has spread like wildfire on one of America’s largest social media networks,” said the letter
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Fast Forward Elon Musk’s X made an ad for itself — and showcased a post pillorying Musk for ‘blaming it all on the Jews’
The company revised the ad after users noted the gaffe. But the internet is forever
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Fast Forward Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet with Elon Musk next week
The Twitter chief has infuriated Jewish groups for giving a platform to neo-Nazis and antisemites
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News A Jewish man was charged in a plot against synagogues. His parents want you to know the whole story
Matthew Mahrer, who’s descended from a famous Holocaust survivor, desperately needed help. He’s finally getting it
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Books Elon Musk doubted biblical miracles but loves Mel Brooks
Walter Isaacson's doorstopper biography reveals a skeptical Musk who likes Jewish humor
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Fast Forward ADL CEO: Elon Musk is a ‘great innovator’ who engages with ‘users who are espousing antisemitism and hate’
'I would say that blaming the Jews or ADL for antisemitism also kind of evokes the age-old tropes that we work so hard to fight every single day,' Jonathan Greenblatt said
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