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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
1936? In 2006, Anti-Semitism made a comeback
 OY VEI A neo-Nazi waves a flag at Capital Square in Madison, Wisconsin Most years, historically speaking, have had their anti-Semitic moments. But few have seen the cavalcade of Jew-hating stars that shone in 2006. Mel Gibson's true feelings for the "fucking Jews" surfaced after a few too many shots of Cazadores. The son of Holocaust denier Hutton Gibson went on an anti-Semitic tirade after being arrested for drunk driving. Publisher Judith Regan was fired after a Jew-bashing tirade against News Corp. execs. And Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat straddled the line of tweaking and celebrating anti-Semitism for laughs. Even former President Jimmy Carter may be on the bandwagon: His new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, has been cited by some historians as anti-Semitic. So what better time for Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to hold a convention debating the validity of the Holocaust? The event offered a safe place for victims of Jewish world domination like Klu Klux Klan warlord David Duke and gas-chamber-denier Robert Faurisson to apply their passion for revisionist history. And after last year's over-played "Happy Holidays/War on Christmas" debate, the newly reinstated Merry Christmas signs in Wal-Mart seem a tad passive-aggressive, no? READ MORE • The Underminer's guide to Christmas • The most bogus awards in America Photos, from top: GettyImages.com; GetDShirts.com
12/21/06
File Under: Jimmy Carter, Judith Miller, Mel Gibson, Rosie O'Donnell, Sacha Baron Cohen 
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