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The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas says Zionists ‘talk like Black people during slavery’

JL;DR SUMMARY Julian Casablancas, lead singer of The Strokes, sparked controversy with remarks comparing American Zionists' behavior to that of enslaved Black people, during an interview for the web series SubwayTakes. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ZionismU.S. Foreign PolicyGaza ConflictCultural BoycottJulian CasablancasThe StrokesSlavery AnalogySubwaytakesKareem Rahma

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"host Kareem Rahma interviews both famous and up-and-coming New Yorkers about their most controversial opinions."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"You are going to a wedding in Tel Aviv right now, when there are 80,000 dead people and more"
Gaza, Central District, Israel
"Vice President Kamala Harris for her take on the war in Gaza, which he opposed, during her appearance"
Egypt
"Rahma, who is Egyptian-American, is also the creator of Keep the Meter Running, a web series"

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