Jews Backed 'Innocence Of Muslims' Conspiracy Theory Will Not Die, Say Jewish Groups [View all]

[oberliner]

(RNS) Respected news outlets unwittingly sent a lie around the world on Sept.12: a Jew backed by 100 Jewish donors made a film insulting Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Within a day, the lie unraveled. But the damage to the Jewish community had been done, and Jews will continue to suffer for it, say Jewish civil rights leaders.

"This is another blood libel that's in place," said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, referring to a history of conspiracy theories that has fueled anti-Semitism for centuries.

In much of the Muslim world, the myth persists that Jews made the film. The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press initially reported that an Israeli-born California real estate agent named Sam Bacile and his Jewish backers made the crude video, which has sparked anti-American protests throughout the Middle East.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/30/jews-backed-innocence-of-muslims-conspiracy-theory_n_1924548.html

These myths end up lasting forever, unfortunately.