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Jesse Jackson with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.

Reverend Jesse Jackson is a Democratic black political activist. He is highly controversial for various reasons, including anti-Semitic remarks when using a slang name to refer to New York City. Jesse Jackson was part of Martin Luther King's circle, although how close is debated. His perceived self promotion with Dr. King's death led to an alientation from the King family. Jackson ran for President on the Democratic ticket in 1984 and again in 1988. He fared much better in 1988, but his past New York City slur came back to haunt him and he was especially lambasted by then New York City mayor Ed Koch, who is also Jewish.

According to Washington Post reporter Milton Coleman, Jackson remarked about "the preoccupation of some with Israel." Coleman quotes Jackson as saying,

That's all Hymie wants to talk about, is Israel; every time you go to Hymietown, that's all they want to talk about. [1]

The American Journalism Review reported Jackson issued a non-denial-denial.[2]

Jesse Jackson was arrested by Decatur, Illinois in December 1999 and charged with criminal trespass and contributing to the delinquency of a minor [3] in connection with a demonstration at a local high school.

Jackson runs the Rainbow coalition, a group with much controversy such as in 2001 when it was revealed payments were made from the organization to Jackson's mistress.

In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks Rev. Jackson was virtually alone in opposing retaliation on terrorists and the regimes that harbored them. Speaking in a meeting at Operation PUSH headquarters in Chicago four days after the attacks, Jackson told listeners rather than deploy troops the U.S. should,

launch the fight for the redistribution of resources. One hundred million people will have AIDS in five years. We should use our strength for that. [4]

He was prominent in the Michael Richards and Don Imus cases.

In June 2007, Jackson was again arrested outside a gun shop. Jackson was allegedly protesting the killing of a 16 year old honor student who was the unitended victim of gang violence. [5]


References

  1. Jesse and the Jews, Michael W. Hirschorn, The Harvard Crimson, March 05, 1984.
  2. "Hymietown" Revisited, Gigi Anders, American Journalism Review, May 1999.
  3. Jesse Jackson Exposed, A Judicial Watch Special Report. Retrieved from judicialwatch.org 06/04/07.
  4. A Tale of Two Preachers - Louis Farrakhan and Jesse Jackson, by Kenneth R. Timmerman, Insight on the News, Oct 15, 2001.
  5. Rev. Jesse Jackson Arrested at Gun Shop Protest, June 24, 2007.

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