Carolina QuotesThat's all Hymie wants to talk about is Israel. Every time you go to Hymietown that's all they want to talk about.
Jesse Jackson Carolinian
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Remark to Washington Post reporter Milton Coleman (25 January 1984). The Post first reported Jackson's use of the anti-semitic slurs in "Peace With American Jews Eludes Jackson" on February 13, 1984. Coleman gave a fuller account in "A Reporter's Story", The Washington Post (April 7, 1984). Jackson admitted he had made these comments following an initial denial.
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“That's all Hymie wants to talk about is Israel. Every time y…” Jesse Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-FCD7002DB9. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/fcd7002db9
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