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(Jewish Group) Prime Minister of Malaysia questioned why Jews 'resent' being called 'hook-nosed'
Prime Minister of Malaysia questioned why Jews 'resent' being called 'hook-nosed' at controversial Cambridge Union appearanceThe 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”.
But the footage shows that the Malaysian leader was able to put forward a stream of openly racist and anti-Jewish opinions with only gentle attempts to challenge him as he spoke.
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Good to know some bigotries are still acceptable.
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Dr Mahathir Mohamad, while speaking at the Cambridge Union on June 16 (Sunday), reiterated his stance on marriage and noted that Malaysia would not recognise same-sex marriage.
The Malaysian prime minister touched on gay marriage during his speech at the debating society of Cambridge University and described the idea to be “a regressive way of thinking.”
He repeated that Malaysia would not recognise same-sex marriages.
It was in October of last year, during a public lecture in Bangkok, when Dr Mahathir expressed his views on the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders) community. He noted that LGBT is a “Western value” that will not be accepted in Malaysia.
“At this moment, we do not accept LGBT but if they (the West) want to accept, that is their business. Don’t force it on us,” said the prime minister.
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The Malaysian prime minister touched on gay marriage during his speech at the debating society of Cambridge University and described the idea to be “a regressive way of thinking.”
He repeated that Malaysia would not recognise same-sex marriages.
It was in October of last year, during a public lecture in Bangkok, when Dr Mahathir expressed his views on the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders) community. He noted that LGBT is a “Western value” that will not be accepted in Malaysia.
“At this moment, we do not accept LGBT but if they (the West) want to accept, that is their business. Don’t force it on us,” said the prime minister.
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Shocked, aren't ya?!
A bigot through and through.
