CNN Anchor Confronts Pakistani Foreign Minister For Comment on Israel: ‘I Would Call That an Anti-Semitic Remark’

‘Mr. Ambassador, can we not separate the fact that there are calls for peace...without anti-Semitic talk and rhetoric?’

CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga pushed back on Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a Thursday interview for his “anti-Semitic” claim that Israel had “deep pockets” and “control media.”

“Israel is losing out,” Qureshi told Golodryga in an interview on CNN International. “They’re losing the media war, despite their connections. … The tide is turning.”

Golodryga — who was interviewing Qureshi about Israel’s actions in Gaza — inquired, “What are their connections?”

Chuckling, Qureshi responded, “Deep pockets,” prompting Golodryga to ask, “What does that mean?”

“They’re very influential people,” Qureshi replied. “I mean, they control media.”

Golodryga opined, “I mean, I would call that an anti-Semitic remark.”

“Well, you see, the point is, they have a lot of influence, and they get a lot of coverage,” Qureshi said. He spoke for about a minute about conflict in the region — which has included Israel’s military response to missile attacks from Gaza — before Golodryga attempted to return to the topic, asking, “I mean, can we not separate the fact that there are calls for peace … for both sides, for Palestinians and for Israelis, without anti-Semitic talk and rhetoric?”

Qureshi deflected once more, saying, “I will not justify any rocket attacks, and I cannot justify, and I cannot condone the aerial bombardment that is taking place.”

(h/t Mediaite)

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