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Fast Forward Following Musk’s lead, ‘my heart goes out to you’ takes off as far-right catchphrase
6 words Musk said after his controversial hand gesture were an alibi. Now some are calling it hate speech.
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Fast Forward As latest Elon Musk controversy swirls, some American Jews come to his defense
After the Tesla CEO’s hand gesture drew criticism, his Jewish support came from far beyond the ADL
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Fast Forward ADL excuses Musk salute as ‘awkward gesture’
The ADL's statement immediately received criticism from Jews terrified about the apparent 'Heil Hitler' salute
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Fast Forward Elon Musk appears to do Nazi salute at Trump inauguration rally
The tech billionaire stiffly extended his arm to the crowd twice while giving a speech
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Culture Where does the fascist ‘Sieg Heil’ Nazi German salute come from?
Some have traced the German salute origins back to Rome, but the truth is murkier than that
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Culture When Trump supporters gave him the finger, was it really a Nazi salute?
Experts in extremism and Trump aides alike were confused by the gesture, which some think is an endorsement of the QAnon movement
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Culture Is it too late now for Justin Bieber to say sorry … for doing a Nazi salute on stage?
The pop icon has some teshuva in his future
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Fast Forward Emerson professor who ‘sarcastically’ gave Nazi salute in class takes leave of absence
A professor at Emerson College in Boston is being investigated after performing a Nazi salute in class last semester. The accused professor, Brian McNeil, told The Berkeley Beacon, Emerson’s student newspaper, that his behavior was meant to parody Nazis, but also acknowledged how his actions could have been “perceived the wrong way.” The incident, which…
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