France’s interior minister is expected to sue a rap group for its anti-Semitic lyrics. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Nicolas Sarkozy said the lyrics of rap group Sniper were “anti-Semitic, racist and abusive.” The group’s second album, “Carved in the Rock,” contains the song “Stone Throwers,” which glorifies Palestinian suicide bombers.
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