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“I have no idea what `classic anti-Semitism' is. I'm not familiar with this term. I don't know where it comes from and what connection it has to France and what is occurring here. There wasn't anti-Semitism in France. An isolated incident can always happen. When two drivers curse each other on the road, and one of them happens to be a Jew, you can't define that as anti-Semitism. In recent years - before the intifada - there were three or four incidents of anti-Semitism a year, and that's out of 18 million crimes and violations of the law.”

Quote by Jean-Marie Le Pen

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Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen

Jean-Marie Le Pen was a controversial French politician known for his role in the National Front party. Born on June 20, 1928, he was a significant figure in French politics for several decades. more

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