Activism and Views
See also: Occupy Wall StreetLasn was one of the first people to call for an Occupy Wall Street (OWS) demonstration, but has been careful not to claim ownership of it.
In 2004, he wrote and signed an Adbusters article entitled "Why Won't Anyone Say They Are Jewish?", in which he identified, from a list of George W. Bush-era neoconservatives, those who happen to be Jewish. Alex Kane of Mondoweiss defended Lasn in relation to Occupy Wall Street, accosting Commentary for inaccurate reporting, and referring to a concerted effort by neoconservative organisations of attempting to discredit OWS by accusing the movement of being motivated by anti-semitism, which allegation The New York Times did not confirm.
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