NYC Mayoral Candidate Anthony Weiner Slammed for Accepting ‘Terror-Tainted Money’ From Al Jazeera Lobbyist

Algemeiner - Anthony Weiner is at the center of another scandal, this time after it was revealed he accepted campaign cash from a lobbyist for Al Jazeera, the satellite news station made famous for airing video messages from Osama Bin Laden, the New York Post reported Saturday.

After it was revealed earlier this week that lobbyist John Merrigan was among those who have made the maximum donation by law of $4,950, the New York City mayoral candidate came under intense criticism from New York City Councilman Lew Fidler (D-Brooklyn), who has endorsed former city Comptroller Bill Thompson’s mayoral bid.

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“Al Jazeera and its lobbyists are no friends to New York City or our Jewish community, and Anthony shouldn’t accept their support,” Fidler said. “They have spread hate and lies against Jews, not only here in New York but across the world. The right thing to do is to give this money back. Anthony should do exactly that,” he declared.   More