Cenk Uygur "Hates Judaism"

Jeff Dunetz (aka "YidWithLid") alerted me to a rather old blog post by Huffington Post blogger Cenk Uygur, with whom we last crossed paths here. Anyway even though his article was written in 2005 Mr. Uygur still makes some very telling remarks, including this one:

"So, let me make it clear. The original Zionist idea of retaking the holy land and making it a Jewish state was a terrible and disastrous idea. It was spurred on by their absurd religious beliefs and it has only served to make the Jewish people, let alone everyone else, far less safe. You wonder why I can’t stand Judaism."

So in one short paragraph he makes it clear that not only does he think Israel shouldn't exist but he also takes issue with the Jewish religion. How informative. Of course I would be remiss not to tell you that this is taken from a longer rant attacking religion in the Middle East, not Judaism alone. For example:

"And it is an ugly, abhorrent voice. Wiping Israel off the map would mean killing millions of innocent men, women and children. And this is Allah’s commandment? And you wonder why I can’t stand Islam....Right about now, there are many people who are thinking the familiar refrain of, “But that’s so unfair, most peace loving Muslims don’t think that way!” Really? Prove it.... The Muslims who are most likely to want the death of all the Jews are the religious ones. To deny that is to deny reality itself."

Of course, the fact that he takes issue with both Islam and Judaism doesn't cancel out his two comments, if anything they only combine to make him appear less objective. Which is why when he writes about Israel or the Palestinians or Iran (as we noted above) we question his credibility. If you want even more info, check our Jeff Dunetz's post above for the large amounts of anti-Semitism contained in Mr. Uygur's program "the Young Turks.."