'Obama not secretly a Muslim'
20/06/2008 22:05  - (SA)  

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New York - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is urging Jewish voters to denounce the online rumour that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim with a hidden agenda.

Bloomberg was speaking to members of a Jewish group in Boca Raton, Florida on Friday.

The mayor says the rumour campaign is "cloaked in concern for Israel" but threatens to undo the strides that Jews and Muslims have made together.

Obama is Christian but has noted that some of the rumours about him have also been insulting to Muslims.

Political independent Bloomberg has not endorsed anyone yet in the presidential race. His defence of Obama could help the Illinois senator in Florida, which is home to many Jewish voters.

- AP

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