THE TIMES OF INDIA

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2003

Mahathir renews attack on Jews

AFP

BANGKOK : Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad renewed his attack on
"arrogant" Jews on Tuesday, saying in a newspaper interview that the world's
reaction to his controversial recent comments confirms that "they do control
the world".

The veteran leader, who retires later this month, launched his latest salvo
despite US President George W. Bush pulling him aside at the Apec summit
Monday to bluntly denounce his "wrong and divisive" charge that Jews rule
the world.

Mahathir also criticised Western media who he said took his comments at last
week's summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in
Malaysia out of context.

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