New York City’s Mayor Vows to Crack Down on Anti-Semitic Assaults
“An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on every New Yorker.”
February 17, 2022
A Chinese Mega-Influencer’s Anti-Semitism
Lu Kewen regularly distributes anti-Semitic content to millions of followers.
Thirty-nine-year-old Lu Kewen is the owner and founder of a Beijing-based “self-media” online news channel, which produces videos and commentary on a wide range of political, historical, economic, and military issues. Since its establishment three years ago, the enterprise has reportedly amassed 15 million subscribers across several social-media platforms. As Tuvia Gering notes in detail, much of Kewen’s content is blatantly anti-Semitic:
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A Chinese Mega-Influencer’s Anti-Semitism
Lu Kewen regularly distributes anti-Semitic content to millions of followers.
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