Now here is the latest news about Chavez and the Jewish community in Venezuala.
Of course don't expect the likes of Colby Cosh to admit they were wrong, or that they failed in their journalistic duty to actually follow up the original accusations rather than just link and comment on them.
Chavez asks Jewish community in Venezuela to join social interest projects
VHeadline.com News Editor Patrick J. O'Donoghue writes: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has met with members of the Jewish Community in Venezuela, clarifying alleged anti-Semitic remarks made by the former last Christmas.
Confederation of Israeli Associations president, Fred Pressner says President Chavez Frias has been asked to extend his rejection of anti-Jewish remarks to other instances of government.
Pressner says the community is deeply concerned about racial remarks made in Venezuelan media.
The President is said to have been "receptive" to a petition to penalize discrimination in any of its forms, among which is anti-Semitism
According to Jewish community representatives, there have no differences with the Venezuelan government.
"President Chavez Frias was clear in attacking anti-Semitism during his national rendering of accounts at the National Assembly but we want this to filter down into all government instances."
The President has gone a step further requesting the Jewish community to collaborate or develop projects of social interest.
Speaking on Sunday, Chavez Frias criticized the opposition press for blowing the incident out of all proportions and insisting on supporting a policy of promoting co-existence between Israel and Palestine.
The Jewish community has condemned the originator of the scandal, the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
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If you go to the link of my original article on the Chavez slander you will see that it was reported in http://www.judeoscope.ca/ and in David Horowitz right wing Frontpage. Both defenders of Zionism. The original accusation was published in the Israeli press and picked up at these two sites and then spread around. No I don't mean to imply all the press is Zionist if that is what you are asking. Au contraire to Kinsella's off the wall accusations I am not Anti-Semitic.
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