NBA star embroiled in anti-Semitism row

NBA star embroiled in anti-Semitism row

Kyrie Irving shared a link to a film which has been described as ‘filled with anti-Semitic disinformation’

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been criticized by the team’s owner after appearing to promote a movie on social media which has been branded anti-Semitic.

Irving tweeted a link to ‘Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America’ to his 4.5 million Twitter followers on Thursday.

The Amazon synopsis of the film describes it as “uncover[ing] the true identity of the Children of Israel by proving the true ethnicity of Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Sons of Ham, Shem & Japheth.”

“Find out what Islam, Judaism and Christianity has covered up for centuries in regards to the true biblical identity of the so-called ‘Negro’ in this movie packed with tons of research,” it adds.

The movie and a book of the same name have been described by the likes of Rolling Stone as “venomously anti-Semitic,” which noted claims that “many…

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