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Former CNN editor who resigned over anti-Semitic tweets issues apology

By Mike Brest
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Former CNN editor who resigned over anti-Semitic tweets issues apology

The former CNN editor who resigned Thursday after a bevy of anti-Semitic tweets resurfaced has issued an apology on social media Friday.

Mohammed Elshamy, 25, had tweets from years ago that referred to Jewish people as “pigs,” praised the terrorist organization Hamas, used the word “Zionists” as a slur, and appeared to downplay the Holocaust.

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