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'''Max Blumenthal''' (born December 18, 1977) is a [[left-wing]] American author, journalist, blogger, anti-Israel conspiracy theorist, new antisemitism denier,<ref>https://archive.is/uscbZ</ref> and [[YouTube]] personality. He is the son of [[Sidney Blumenthal]], who infamously promulgated conspiracy theories surrounding birtherism against [[Barack Obama]].
'''Max Blumenthal''' (born December 18, 1977) is an American author, journalist, blogger, and [[YouTube]] personality.
==Career==
==Career==
Following a December 2015 trip, Blumenthal said the White Helmets in the [[Syrian War]] were connected to [[Al-Qaeda]] and anti-Assad Syrians were members of the group. In his opinion, the group was "driven by a pro-interventionist agenda conceived by the [[Western alliance|Western governments]] and public relations groups that back them" and were being used as a Trojan horse, an excuse for the [[United States]] to propose having "70,000 American servicemen" invade [[Syria]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lucas|first=Scott|url=http://theconversation.com/who-are-syrias-white-helmets-and-why-are-they-so-controversial-66580|title=Who are Syria's White Helmets, and why are they so controversial?|work=The Conversation|date=October 7, 2016|access-date=}}</ref>
Following a December 2015 trip, Blumenthal said the White Helmets in the [[Syrian War]] were connected to [[Al-Qaeda]] and anti-Assad Syrians were members of the group. In his opinion, the group was "driven by a pro-interventionist agenda conceived by the [[Western alliance|Western governments]] and public relations groups that back them" and were being used as a Trojan horse, an excuse for the [[United States]] to propose having "70,000 American servicemen" invade [[Syria]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lucas|first=Scott|url=http://theconversation.com/who-are-syrias-white-helmets-and-why-are-they-so-controversial-66580|title=Who are Syria's White Helmets, and why are they so controversial?|work=The Conversation|date=October 7, 2016|access-date=}}</ref>
Blumenthal eventually was fired by [[Libyan war|Libyan war criminal]] [[Hillary Clinton]]<ref>[http://informationclearinghouse.info/article44347.htm ''New York Times'' on Clinton and Libya: Portrait of a war criminal], Bill Van Auken, 1 March 2016.</ref> and [[Nordstream terror attack]] mastermind [[Jake Sullivan]]<ref>[https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline], Seymour Hersh, Feb 8 2023.</ref> for comments Blumenthal made upon the death of [[Elie Wiesel]].<ref>http://www.mediaite.com/online/the-911-anniversary-that-the-clintons-and-the-news-media-really-want-you-to-forget/</ref><ref>https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Clinton-campaign-slams-hateful-Max-Blumenthal-comments-on-the-late-Elie-Wiesel-459657</ref>
Blumenthal implied in an October 2016 article that the White Helmets in Syria were involved in a "[[false flag]] [[conspiracy]]" to claim a UN convoy to rebel-held [[Aleppo]] had been bombed by the Syrian and Russian military. Charles Davis in an article for ''New Politics'' magazine wrote: "In fact, a White Helmet{{'}}s member was among the first civilians to appear on camera at the scene of the attack, declaring in English that 'the regime helicopters targeted this place with four barrel [bombs]'." Blumenthal said the account provided by the White Helmets "remains unconfirmed by both the UN and SARC, and no evidence of barrel bombs has been produced". The UN later concluded their convoy had been hit by barrel bombs dropped by a Syrian regime helicopter.
Blumenthal implied in an October 2016 article that the White Helmets in Syria were involved in a "[[false flag]] [[conspiracy]]" to claim a UN convoy to rebel-held [[Aleppo]] had been bombed by the Syrian and Russian military. Charles Davis in an article for ''New Politics'' magazine wrote: "In fact, a White Helmet{{'}}s member was among the first civilians to appear on camera at the scene of the attack, declaring in English that 'the regime helicopters targeted this place with four barrel [bombs]'." Blumenthal said the account provided by the White Helmets "remains unconfirmed by both the UN and SARC, and no evidence of barrel bombs has been produced". The UN later concluded their convoy had been hit by barrel bombs dropped by a Syrian regime helicopter.
He also claimed that the sniper and war hero [[Chris Kyle]] was a "popular mass murderer."<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/2014/12/26/max-blumenthal-america-sniper-chris-kyle-was-just-a-famous-mass-murderer/</ref>
He also claimed that the sniper and war hero [[Chris Kyle]] was a "popular mass murderer."<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/2014/12/26/max-blumenthal-america-sniper-chris-kyle-was-just-a-famous-mass-murderer/</ref>
Blumenthal has been criticized for his anti-Zionist views by some Jewish activists.<ref>Hudes, Sammy (February 26, 2016). [https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-zionist-max-blumenthal-jeered-at-toronto-event/ Anti-Zionist Max Blumenthal jeered at Toronto event]. ''The Times of Israel''. Retrieved February 29, 2023.</ref> Some people allege he is a "new antisemitism denier."<ref>[https://archive.is/uscbZ To distract from Gaza slaughter, the Israel lobby manufactures antisemitism freakout], MAX BLUMENTHAL, ''The Grayzone'', MAY 24, 2021.</ref>
==Family==
==Family==
His father is [[Sidney Blumenthal]], who was prominent for defending the Clintons.
His father is [[Sidney Blumenthal]], who was prominent for defending the Clintons who infamously promulgated conspiracy theories surrounding birtherism against [[Barack Obama]].{{citation needed}}
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