Letter: `Anti-Semitic' posters
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir: As someone with Jewish ancestors who has often been subjected to racial abuse for my non-English appearance, I didn't for a moment think there was a trace of anti-Semitism in the flying pig poster, and the idea that Howard in the second poster resembles Shylock or Fagin is ludicrous: he's clearly intended to be a hypnotist trying to mesmerise his audience (hence the green and wavy words attributed to him). I think a few people are trying very hard to be offended by this stuff.
MARTIN SMITH
Oxford
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