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(Jewish Group) San Fran political hopeful under fire for 'EskeNAZI' post about journalist Eskenazi
San Francisco political hopeful under fire for ‘EskeNAZI’ post about journalist Joe EskenaziCalls for Leanna Louie to drop out of the race for San Francisco Board of Supervisors rang out from political corners of the city this week after Louie, who is seeking to represent District 4, published social media posts widely condemned as antisemitic.
The target of the posts was Joe Eskenazi, a Jewish reporter (and writer for J. from 2000 to 2008) who has investigated Louie’s candidacy.
Louie referred to Eskenazi as “EskeNAZI” in since-deleted Facebook and Instagram posts on Tuesday, in which she wrote about her positive experience being interviewed at the public radio station KQED. The post was illustrated with photos of her visit to the station.
“It was so nice to talk to a journalist who actually had a dialogue with me,” she wrote. “Unlike Joe EskeNAZI who called me and talked over me and didn’t even write any of my responses.
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Of course, she's the real victim here.
