New York, NY, April 24, 1996...The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released a report exposing a far-right hate publication as a major player on the extreme right that has become a more significant voice in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing.

The ADL report, The Jubilee: New Voice of the Far Right, exposes the bi-monthly Identity-oriented newspaper, The Jubilee, as a national umbrella publication for neo-Nazis, Identity followers, racist skinheads and some militia factions.

The Jubilee, published since 1988, promotes groups such as the Militia of Montana and blames the tragic bombing in Oklahoma City on the Federal Government. Devoting many sections of the paper to its Identity philosophy, The Jubilee maintains that the "true" chosen people are not Jews, but white Christians. Regular features include interviews and articles promoting Holocaust deniers and their propaganda as well as a regular column entitled, "Israeli Terror Watch," providing readers with anti-Semitic anecdotes accompanied by a caricatured cartoon of an evil-looking Jew bashing in the head of a helpless-looking Palestinian.

The Jubilee is the sponsor of the "Jubilation Celebration," a gathering, in its sixth year, of various extremists including prominent Identity preacher Pete Peters and former Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon, Aryan Nations spokesman and contributor to The Jubilee, Louis Beam.

Approximately 350 people attended the 1996 "Jubilation Celebration," held in Lake Tahoe, Nevada on April 5-7. Paul Hall Jr., Publisher and Managing Editor of The Jubilee, organized the event and opened by saying, "We will take this country back, either by consent or conquest." Other speakers included Randy Weaver, who received a standing ovation, and Louis Beam whose speeches were titled, "When Evil Men Rule, Good Men Suffer," and "Man, Government and Law -- A Not-So-Holy Trinity." Pete Peters promised the audience there would be a revolution in this country and that bloodshed is inevitable.

The most troubling aspect of The Jubilee's extremism, the report finds, is that mainstream political figures have, knowingly or unknowingly, lent legitimacy to this force of bigotry, including Republican State Senator Don Rogers (CA), who attended the gathering for the second time.

The Jubilee: New Voice of the Far Right examines the extremist background of the main players involved in the newspaper, the content of the publication, and the multi-media distribution of its propaganda.

Editors Note: This and other ADL reports are available on-line on NEXIS, search code USNWR, and from the ADL Media Relations Department

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