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Antisemitic, anti-Armenian banner sends Turkish man to jail

"Antisemitic, anti-Armenian banner sends Turkish man to jail

Gene, May 28th 2009, 7:04 pm

Despite worrying signs of antisemitism in Turkey after Israel’s Operation Cast Lead in Gaza (including Prime Minister Erdogan quoting Gilad Atzmon) and despite the all-too-familiar hostility to Armenians, a Turkish man has been sentenced to five months in prison for putting up a banner saying Jews and Armenians were not allowed to enter his business."

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