From At Columbia University, Malaysian PM defends past anti-Semitic remarks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAt Columbia University, a Jewish student confronts Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad about his past statements that he’s “glad to be labeled an anti-Semite” and denial that six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.
“I’m exercising my right to free speech,” Mohamad tells the students. “Why is it that I can’t say something against the Jews when a lot of people say nasty things about me, about Malaysia?”
— Eric Cortellessa
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