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Dutch journalist: Flu pandemics are Jewish conspiracy
By Cnaan Liphshiz, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel News, Jewish World 

A journalist from Holland who linked Jews to the recent outbreak of flu pandemics drew heavy criticism from a prominent Dutch Jewish organization earlier this week, that claimed her words were tantamount to anti-Semitic blood libels.

Holland's largest daily, De Telegraf last week printed an interview with Désirée Röver, 61, who proposed the bird flu pandemic, caused by the virus H5N1, was part of an international conspiracy to reduce the world's population.

Röver is quoted as saying the conspiracy can be traced back to a group of descendants of the Khazars, a nation from the Caucasus believed to have converted to Judaism 1,200 years ago.
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De Telegraaf quotes her as saying that these descendants are now "praying to another god; Lucifer, Satan, or however you want to call him" and "are called Rockefeller, Rothschild, Brezinski and Kissinger."

Ronny Naftaniel, who heads the Center for Information and Documentation on Israel (CIDI) - an local anti-Semitism watchdog - said that this is the first time he has heard such claims from Rover, and added that based on her words, "she does not seem to be right in her head."

Tales of Jews spreading disease "is nothing new," he told Haaretz, "and stories of Jews poisoning the water wells are known from many centuries ago and her words are giving rise to that anti-Semitism."

CIDI, he added, will look into the possibility of lodging a formal complaint against Rover, though no such decision has been made as of yet. Dutch law stipulates that only people with malicious intent can be convicted of inciting hatred or anti-Semitism
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  1.   She is just mentally ill. 21:02  |  Simon 10/08/09
  2.   here we go again 21:03  |  sara Weis 10/08/09
  3.   Not a single leftist or Moslem objects? Why? 21:11  |  Binyamin Dissen 10/08/09
  4.   Surprised that Anne Frank not blamed 21:12  |  Rob 10/08/09
  5.   Black Death 21:16  |  Simon 10/08/09
  6.   Parafrenia 21:19  |  MOYSES 10/08/09
  7.   This is FITNA! 21:20  |  Dutch 10/08/09
  8.   To Binyamin Dissen 21:30  |  Leftist Muslim 10/08/09
  9.   Rover should be publicly hanged....oh wait, others do that 21:35  |  David 10/08/09
  10.   Binyamin Dissen 21:37  |  Simon 10/11/09
  11.   The comments in the Dutch paper were worse than the original 21:42  |  Tom Lobo Meyer 10/08/09
  12.   To Rob of NYC 21:43  |  Resistor 10/08/09
  13.   Major problem with her theory 21:43  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/08/09
  14.   Does anyone realize Anne Frank was denied Dutch documents? 21:45  |  Tom Lobo Meyer 10/08/09
  15.   what is not surprising 21:46  |  Arie 10/08/09
  16.   Most likely, she`s a right-winger, 21:48  |  Jon 10/08/09
  17.   Bird Flu 21:49  |  THK 10/08/09
  18.   Only Jewish groups object? 22:03  |  judith 10/08/09
  19.   To #7 and #8, can`t compare with Wilders 22:06  |  T. Traub 10/08/09
  20.   #3 Binyamin Dissen 22:11  |  Ice 10/08/09
  21.   Can`t teach old goyim new tricks... 22:12  |  Czarkazem13 10/08/09
  22.   Rockefeller and Brezinski aren`t Jews 22:12  |  Steven 10/08/09
  23.   #19 Truabb - There is no difference 22:20  |  Ice 10/08/09
  24.   Moderator. Where`s my post to dutch journalist? 22:47  |  The Teacher/Instruct 10/08/09
  25.   Jews caused everything. 22:55  |  leoblue 10/08/09
  26.   DUTCH (#7) the Telegraph 8 Aug ?2009 23:58  |  Gil 10/08/09
  27.   100% True 04:31  |  Scott 11/08/09
  28.   Get her fired 04:38  |  Nechama 11/08/09
  29.   Dutch- Free speech 04:39  |  Arnold 11/08/09
  30.   Ice # 19- Unarmed Palestinians ??? 04:53  |  Arnold 11/08/09
  31.   Jewish Medical Conspiracy 07:41  |  David 11/08/09
  32.   Can`t compare her to Wilders 08:12  |  Dan 11/08/09
  33.   Double Dutch 08:14  |  The Prophet 11/08/09
  34.   Can`t compare her to Wilders 08:14  |  Dan 11/08/09
  35.   Dutch, Fitna was telling the truth, this is slander 10:29  |  Terry 11/08/09
  36.   Few Muslims would believe it? Don`t think so. 10:31  |  Terry 11/08/09
  37.   This is pathetic 11:50  |  Colin Wright 11/08/09
  38.   Swine flu killed Arafat!!!! 11:52  |  Khazar 11/08/09
  39.   Double Dutch 11:52  |  Another Prophet 11/08/09
  40.   Fitna vs Blood libel 12:00  |  Norwegian 11/08/09
  41.   Yes. we did it. And vaccination too. 12:05  |  17 11/08/09
  42.   WRIGHT Pathetic indeed! Given the credibility of being published 12:23  |  PETER SM 11/08/09
  43.   What a loon. 14:40  |  Lynn 11/08/09
  44.   Rover 16:11  |  Cire Namdarb 11/08/09
  45.   dutch people and the power of oil money 16:29  |  charro 11/08/09
  46.   Please, please everyone desiree is correct! It was me- 17:00  |  Dr. Morris Klein 11/08/09
  47.   weak minded people 17:47  |  david 11/08/09
  48.   Nothing New 18:26  |  A History Buff 11/08/09
  49.   Wilders vs. Röver 18:38  |  Sol Grazi 11/08/09
  50.   Not kosher 18:46  |  Good 11/08/09
  51.   Conspiracy Theory #? 19:42  |  Ori 11/08/09
  52.   Prejudice 19:54  |  Yitzaak Levy 11/08/09
  53.   facts 20:28  |  health care. 11/08/09
  54.   Flu pandemics are Jewish conspiracy 20:30  |  Larry Butchins 11/08/09
  55.   the jews 20:40  |  oz 11/08/09
  56.   How many life threats did Wilders get? 21:19  |  Jennifer 11/08/09
  57.   pandemics 21:41  |  udi 11/08/09
  58.   Mentally Ill I agree 23:51  |  Daniel Zylbersztajn 11/08/09
  59.   marranos 00:31  |  marranos 12/08/09
  60.   bullcrap - it is those fake Jews once again 01:52  |  sharpinchitown 12/08/09
  61.   De Telegraaf is not a respected paper 08:02  |  Chaia 12/08/09
  62.   No comparison to Wilders 21:18  |  Bill 12/08/09
  63.   she`s probably right 03:10  |  salman 14/08/09
  64.   What`s Happening in Scandanavia? 04:40  |  Jane 21/08/09
  65.   The dumb Khazar part 23:14  |  justJewish 23/08/09
  66.   we must share 04:24  |  tamie 02/11/09
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