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Jewish Supremacism: My Awakening to the Jewish Question is a 2003 book by former Klansman and white nationalist David Duke. In it, Duke weaves together different Antisemitic canards to present a conspiracy theory alleging a Jewish plot to take over the world. In 2007, an "updated and expanded" version was released. Duke has pushed the book's translation and publication in a number of languages.

Jewish Supremacism elaborates on his previous book, My Awakening, in which he claims that the different races of humanity can only fight, and that non-white races must ultimately lose. Duke presents Jews as predatory oppressors in his attempt to defend antisemitism. Jewish Supremacism takes this theme further, arguing that Jews collectively believe they are a superior race. Duke reinterprets history to fit his argument. For example, he claims that:

• the Bolshevik Revolution had nothing to do with Communism, but was a Jewish plot to take over Russia
• no Jews were killed during World War II, and the Holocaust was a Jewish plot to garner sympathy
• the Separation of church and state in the United States is not to prevent unjust religious persecution, but divide and rule American Christians.
• globalization is a power grab by the purported Jewish conspiracy
• the repeal of Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States was a Jewish plot to weaken the white race
• the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center were orchestrated by Israel and carried out by Mossad, and that no Jews died as a result.

Duke attempts to establish motive by misquoting out-of-context passages from ancient Jewish writings, claiming that they prove that the majority of modern Jews believe they should rule the world.

Duke promoted the book on his site by comparing it to The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Duke also toured Spain, Sweden, Hungary, and Russia to promote the book. Duke's visit to Russia prompted the Anti-Defamation League to urge a criminal case against the book's author and publisher under Russia's anti-hate crime laws.

References

1. Religious Intolerance in America: A Documentary History by John Corrigan and Lynn S. Neal, University of North Carolina Press, 10 May 2010, p.251-252
2. ^ Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution, Volume 1 by Richard S. Levy, ABC-CLIO, 1 Jan 2005, p.193
3. ^ David Duke: Ideology, part of Extremism in America, Anti-Defamation League
4. ^ David Duke: Tactics, part of Extremism in America, Anti-Defamation League
5. ^ Either:
   • "Antisemitism and Terrorism on the Electronic Highway" by Mark Weitzman, in Terrorism and the Internet: Threats - Target Groups - Deradicalisation Strategies, ed. Hans-Liudger Dienel, Y. Sharan, Christian Rapp, Niv Ahituv; IOS Press, 1 Jan 2010, p.12
   • "Globalization, Conspiracy Theory, and the Shoah," by Mark Weitzman, in Holocaust Denial: The Politics of Perfidy, ed. Robert S. Wistrich, Walter de Gruyter, p.197
6. From the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to Holocaust Denial Trials: Challenging the Media, the Law and the Academy, by Debra R. Kaufman, Vallentine Mitchell, 2007, p.31
7. David Duke: Recent Activity, part of Extremism in America, Anti-Defamation League
8. David Duke: Background, part of Extremism in America, Anti-Defamation League
9. David Duke in Russia, by the Anti-Defamation League

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Jewish Supremacism: My Awakening to the Jewish Question by David Duke

• 2003 books
• 9/11 conspiracy theories
• Anti-globalization books
• Antisemitic publications
• Conspiracy theories involving Jews
• Historical revisionism (negationism)
• Holocaust denial
• White supremacy