memeorandum: Wife of Israeli politician tweets racist Obama joke - and social media reacts (Joanna Walters/Guardian)

1:20 AM ET, June 22, 2015

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Joanna Walters / Guardian:

Wife of Israeli politician tweets racist Obama joke - and social media reacts — Judy Shalom Nir Mozes quickly deleted the offending tweet and apologizes - but it was too late to avoid mounting criticism. 'You'd better erase this' — The wife of a senior Israeli minister sparked outrage …

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