Ilhan Omar and the Myth of Jewish Hypnosis: A conspiracy theory with ancient roots and a bloody hist

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/opinion/ilhan-omar-israel-jews.html

In 2012, during one of Israel’s periodic wars with Hamas in Gaza, Ilhan Omar, at the time a 32-year-old nutrition coordinator with the Minnesota Department of Education, tweeted the following: “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel”

The conspiracy theory of the Jew as the hypnotic conspirator, the duplicitous manipulator, the sinister puppeteer is one with ancient roots and a bloody history.

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