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Anti-Jewish protesters at Occupy Wall Street

November 24, 2016 22:33
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ByJennifer Lipman, Jennifer Lipman

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A conservative group has highlighted incidents of antisemitism and anti-Israel activity at the Occupy Wall Street protest.

The demonstration, which began last month and has now spread from Manhattan to other US cities and most recently London, has attracted a wide demographic. Jewish campaigners have held a Yom Kippur service in the heart of the protest, while a succah has been set up there this week.

But according to the right-wing Emergency Committee for Israel, there have also been several incidents of visibly anti-Jewish behaviour, with a protester complaining of a "conspiracy in this country where Jews control the media, finances".

In video footage from the demonstration, people are shown holding signs reading "Hitler's Bankers" and "Gaza supports the occupation of Wall Street". A man wearing a kippah is jeered at and told: "You have the money…Go back to Israel".