Amazon is facing public pressure to stop selling a film that has been widely described as antisemitic and riddled with conspiracy theories.
The 2018 film, titled"Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" and based on a 2014 book of the same name, claims that Jewish people dominated the slave trade and that the Holocaust never happened.
Earlier this week, NBA player Kyrie Irving tweeted a link to the film. His team, the Brooklyn Nets, then . Irving has since deleted the tweet and, following widespread condemnation in the media and by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, apologized for promoting the film.petition"Amazon has a critical role to play in ensuring Americans do not consume hate-filled propaganda and misinformation," the petition reads."We are grateful that, as recently as January of this year, Amazon removed more than twenty Nazi propaganda films and other antisemitic content to stop the spread of hate.
As of Friday, the three-hour movie is available on Amazon for $40 and can be rented for $11. The book, which is on sale for $35, is a currently the No. 1 seller in Amazon's religion and spirituality category. Ted Deutch, American Jewish Committee's CEO, tweeted on Friday that the film is"now on Amazon's bestseller lists."Kyrie Irving shared antisemitic content on social media and has since been suspended.
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