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Anti-Defamation League
Mainstream Web Sites Flooded With Anti-Semitic Comments in Wake of Madoff Scandal
January 10th, 2009
The arrest of a Jewish businessman whose alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme drained the finances of private investors, philanthropic foundations and banks has prompted an outpouring of anti-Semitic comments on mainstream and extremist Web sites. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said that the public comment sections of highly trafficked news sites, blogs, and financial message boards that have featured material on the scandal surrounding Bernard Madoff and his investment firm are filled with anti-Semitic comments, mostly from anonymous users. Site users have posted comments ranging from deeply offensive stereotypical statements about Jews and money --...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-01-10)
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