From Haaretz

     Published 03:26 23.08.11

 With friends like Glenn Beck...

Glenn Beck has used his media platforms to promote secular anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists and evangelical end-times prophets. What these two groups have in common is an obsession with Jews and the belief that Jews control and manipulate the lives and destiny of non-Jews.

 By Rachel Tabachnick Tags: anti-Semitism Glenn Beck Knesset

Lead paragraph

Israel's international standing and relationship with Jewish-Americans is threatened as Israel is increasingly linked to right-wing political agendas in the United States. This situation has been exacerbated as controversial American broadcaster Glenn Beck has tried to remake himself into Israel's champion. Beck, who is currently in Israel to lead his "Restoring Courage" rally in Jerusalem, has become a marginal and toxic figure in the United States. So much so that Fox News ended his daily show earlier this year.

 Beck has used his media platforms to promote secular anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists and evangelical end-times prophets. What these two groups have in common is an obsession with Jews and the belief that Jews control and manipulate the lives and destiny of non-Jews.

[For a full-length treatment of Glen Beck and his right-wing Christian Israel Can Do No Wrong clique, go to:

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/with-friends-like-glenn-beck-1.380155 ]

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