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Israel Demands Apology from CNN Host for Comparing the Trump Administration to Kristallnacht
Townhall.com ^ | November 16, 2020 | Jeremy Frankel

Posted on 11/16/2020 5:01:51 PM PST by Kaslin

Last week, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour compared the Trump administration to Kristallnacht, a horrific and devastating event that served as a precursor to the Holocaust in which Nazis violently destroyed Jewish homes, synagogues, schools and businesses and killed almost 100 Jews.

The CNN host said:

“It was the Nazis’ warning shot across the bow of our human civilization that led to genocide against a whole identity and in that tower of burning books, it led to an attack of fact, knowledge, history, and truth. After four years of a modern-day assault on those same values by Donald Trump, the Biden-Harris team pledges a return to norms, including the truth.”

Now, Israeli officials are demanding an apology from CNN for Amanpour’s horrific comments.

Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich sent a letter to CNN President Jeff Zucker, which asked for Amanpour to issue an “immediate and public apology.”

Yankelevich continued:

“We find hereby the false equivalence made between the actions of a sitting US president and the atrocities of the Kristallnacht pogroms which were carried out by the Nazis eighty-two years ago belittling of the immense tragedy of the Holocaust. Distortion and minimization of the Holocaust are deplorable lies that only encourage the evil voices of anti-Semitism. Employing the memory of the Holocaust for cheap shock value and to further a political agenda is a deeply troubling and offensive spin of historic and moral truths with dangerous implications.”

According to the Jerusalem Post, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany called Amanpour’s comparison “despicable” and said that Amanpour "must apologize for trivializing the Holocaust and the tragic genocide of millions of Jews. They must also apologize for slandering the most pro-Israel President in history."

One lesson we should all be able to take from the Trump presidency, no matter who ends up occupying the Oval Office in January, is that the media really is the enemy of the people. This is just the latest example.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bidenvoters; christianeamanpour; cnn; holocaust; israel; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem; waronterror
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1 posted on 11/16/2020 5:01:51 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Now who was it that burned and wrecked businesses. It wasn’t President Trump or his followers. I think it was the other guys.


2 posted on 11/16/2020 5:08:33 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Kaslin

We are now at the point where a youngster can only conclude that the Nazis must not have been so bad since they are no different than things that happen every day.


3 posted on 11/16/2020 5:10:23 PM PST by organicchemist (Without the second amendment, the first amendment is just talk)
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Demand that ATT make the apology.


4 posted on 11/16/2020 5:12:39 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Kaslin

EMAIL CNN and DEMAND she be fired.... here is the url link to their email https://www.cnn.com/feedback


5 posted on 11/16/2020 5:15:20 PM PST by blueyon (`nt to be a nothing burger)
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To: Kaslin

Amanpour is just being true to her heritage. The name Iran means Aryan and Iran is the land of the Aryans. The name was officially changed from Persia to Iran in the 1930’s allegedly in part to emphasize to the Nazi regime that Iran is an Aryan nation and should be viewed with favor by the Nazis. And as many of her Aryan countrymen, she despises Semites.


6 posted on 11/16/2020 5:15:37 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: Kaslin

Isn’t that piece of human waste Zucker a Jew? Certainly a Jewish last name.
He’s one of those progressives that think the ‘right’ are the haters of Jews because reasons, but the reality is BDS is a HARD LEFT movement on campuses across America supported solely by democrat voters.
The news org he owns is an enemy of the state and he’s a treasonous coward who promotes the most vile lies on the internet.
Amanpour is a great fit. I hope Isreal isn’t holding its breath.
And enough with this ‘demand apology’, let them dig their graves and keep going with their vile rhetoric. It shows their true character.


7 posted on 11/16/2020 5:20:11 PM PST by No_More_Harkin
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To: Kaslin

Left Leaning Democrats have no clue what happened in Nazi Germany. After being on so many blog sites, I can attest that Left leaning Democrats have a completely false view on what happened in Nazi Germany. These same Lefties claimed that Bush 2 was a mini Hitler who would never leave the WH unless the military removed him. To date, The Bush-Obama transition has been heralded as the smoothest transition of power ever, and through the process Barack and George became best friends and are still best friends to this day. You cannot trust what a Lefty says regarding anything to do with Hitler, Nazis, Fascism etc. They have no clue.


8 posted on 11/16/2020 5:23:44 PM PST by realcleanguy
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For any who might be unfamiliar with her, here she is, with the Persian rendition of her name...



Quite-insane Ahm-a-poop

9 posted on 11/16/2020 5:25:15 PM PST by Songcraft
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To: Kaslin

Amanpour is a nasty alleged journalist. She is opinionated and ignorant.

The most fascist people in the U.S., the ones doing all, repeat, all the violence, are the poorly named “antifa,” who use fascist tactics while claiming to be “antifascist.”

Orwell would be shocked.


10 posted on 11/16/2020 5:26:48 PM PST by SpinyNorman (Microagressions are most strongly perceived by macro-pussies.)
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To: colorado tanker

“Semites.”

Apparently includes A-Rabs...


11 posted on 11/16/2020 5:29:46 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: SpinyNorman

She apparently has a painting of the Burning Trade Towers on her dining room wall.


12 posted on 11/16/2020 5:30:52 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Kaslin

To blazes with an apology. They should demand she be fired.


13 posted on 11/16/2020 5:36:25 PM PST by TigersEye (Just call me President Elect TigersEye)
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To: Gene Eric

“Demand that ATT make the apology.”

For “We’re sorry if anyone was offended”?!


14 posted on 11/16/2020 5:36:46 PM PST by treetopsandroofs
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To: Kaslin

Apology hell...they need to fire the bitch!!!!


15 posted on 11/16/2020 5:40:26 PM PST by ontap
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To: realcleanguy

They claim all Republican Presidents are Nazi, Fascist and unintelligent.

Trump is no different...

They would have most likely claimed the same of Lincoln, except they hadn’t invented fascism yet...until years later and they needed a boogey man, so they deemed National Socialism right of Communism, (although, it was still left of centre)


16 posted on 11/16/2020 6:02:26 PM PST by Hypo2
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To: Hypo2

Progressives and Liberals today might as well be labelled Fascists and Socialist.

Both left of centre, a differing degree of collectivism/authoritarianism.


17 posted on 11/16/2020 6:05:18 PM PST by Hypo2
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To: SpinyNorman

No, Orwell would not be shocked.


18 posted on 11/16/2020 6:08:40 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Gene Eric

Christiane Amanpour
It was the Nazi's warning shot across the bow of our human civilization that led to genocide against a whole identity and in that tower of burning books, it led to an attack of fact, knowledge, history, and truth. After four years of a modern-day assault on those same values by Donald Trump, the Biden-Harris team pledges a return to norms, including the truth.

Let out experts show you how Ms Amanpour is actually correct.

19 posted on 11/16/2020 6:10:57 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: Hypo2

Aren’t the liberals and progressives having the same type of infighting today as the Fascists and Communists had in the late 30s/40s?


20 posted on 11/16/2020 6:11:19 PM PST by Hypo2
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