David Duke

David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former leader of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in the United States, and former Louisiana State Representative. He has run unsuccessfully for the Louisiana State Senate, Governor of Louisiana, and twice for President of the United States. Duke is a strong supporter of the white-nationalist movement in America. He is widely regarded as a white supremacist by a number of organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Activity after his release

In 2004 David Duke published his latest controversial book: Jewish Supremacism: My Awakening on the Jewish Question. While the book's title leads one to believe it is a continuation of his first autobiographical work, the book instead purports to be a collection of historical documents that detail religious beliefs of alleged "Jewish supremacism" since antiquity. The book is dedicated to the late Dr. Israel Shahak, a highly controversial professor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, who was an ardent critic of what he saw as supremacist religious teachings in modern Jewish culture. Duke denies the book is motivated by anti-Semitism.

Related Topics:
2004 - Israel Shahak - Anti-Semitism

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On May 29 2004, David Duke brought together in New Orleans leaders of the European Nationalist movement to sign an agreement that would "mainstream our cause". The New Orleans Protocol signatories pledged to avoid violence and internecine attacks. It was immediately signed by eight white supremacist and neo-Nazi representatives, most representing organizations, including the notorious National Alliance, and Stormfront. Duke signed on behalf of his new organization, European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO).

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May 29 - 2004 - New Orleans - New Orleans Protocol - National Alliance - Stormfront - European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO)

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In 2005, Duke has teamed up with Don Black of Stormfront and now delivers a one-hour webcast six days a week. Listeners of his show can ask their questions by either logging on to Stormfront's forums or sending Duke an e-mail. In addition, he tours Europe and the Middle East, promoting his book and rallying support and funding for EURO. On March 19 2005, for example, his audience at Pedro Varela's Spanish nationalist bookshop in Barcelona was disrupted by an estimated fifty protestors. On June 3 2005, Duke co-chaired a conference "Zionism As the Biggest Threat to Modern Civilization" in Ukraine, sponsored by the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management (MAUP) and attended by Israel Shamir, as well as several notable Ukrainian public figures and politicians http://www.adl.org/NR/exeres/B74CD7C8-4878-4EF8-A8BA-AFA79C54AE9D,18AA02A5-13A1-44F3-B4D4-6176E1ECC36C,frameless.htm

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Don Black - March 19 - 2005 - Pedro Varela - June 3 - Ukraine - Interregional Academy of Personnel Management - Israel Shamir

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In September 2005 Duke received a full Ph.D. in History from MAUP, after completing all requirements and defending a doctoral thesis "Zionism as a Form of Ethnic Supremacism" http://www.davidduke.com/index.php?p=394. This was the Ukrainian private university from which Duke had previously received a honorary doctorate. MAUP is accused of promoting anti-Semitism by Jewish community leaders, mostly because of the activity of its publishing house http://www.ncsj.org/AuxPages/082305JTA_Kyiv.shtml. But it is a major and influential institution nonetheless, and is the largest non-state university in Ukraine, as even its opponents admit. Duke has also conducted lectures at MAUP.

Related Topics:
Ph.D. - Honorary doctorate - Ukraine

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