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Elissa Silverman talking about Brother Farrakhan can’t come into D.C. no more. That will never happen. You got your nerve to say Farrakhan can’t come back to D.C. What nerve are you, you fake Jew?

Abdul Khadir Muhammad, a representative for Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, at an event organized to defend D.C. councilmember Trayon White. White has been under fire for the last month over anti-Semitic comments he made on his Facebook page, promulgating conspiracy theories about Jews controlling the weather. Muhammad's comments resulted in the resignation of a mayoral appointee named Joshua Lopez, who organized the event where Muhammad spoke. Lopez held the speakerphone as Muhammad called councilwoman Elissa Silverman a "fake jew." He says he did not ask Muhammad to leave because he wanted to avoid a physical altercation.

Abdul Khadir Muhammad, a representative for Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, at an event organized to defend D.C. councilmember Trayon White. White has been under fire for the last month over anti-Semitic comments he made on his Facebook page, promulgating conspiracy theories about Jews controlling the weather. Muhammad's comments resulted in the resignation of a mayoral appointee named Joshua Lopez, who organized the event where Muhammad spoke. Lopez held the speakerphone as Muhammad called councilwoman Elissa Silverman a "fake jew." He says he did not ask Muhammad to leave because he wanted to avoid a physical altercation.  

Natalie previously covered immigrant communities and environmental justice as a bilingual reporter at CityLab and CityLab Latino. She hails from the Los Angeles area and graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in English literature.
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