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John Connolly is a blogger who gained international attention after publicising the statutory rape conviction of Ezra Nawi, the former partner of Senator David Norris, who was at the time of Connolly's intervention the front-runner in the 2011 Irish presidential race. Connolly also highlighted the assistance Norris had provided to Ezra Nawi and his associates with their legal difficulties in Israel. Connolly's intervention drew both scorn (due to an alleged political agenda) and praise (for bringing about "the first major victory of the Irish blogosphere", as described by the ''Irish Independent''). ==Blogging activities== Connolly has a blog promoting conservative libertarianism, historical revisionism, and pro-Israel positions, under the title "Cranky Notions" (formerly "The System Works"). While some commentators claimed the Connolly revelations upset the "often too cosy relationship between the political and media classes in Ireland", the blogger was still the subject of much criticism after critically damaging Norris's campaign. ''The Guardian'' (a paper Connolly refers to as "''Al Guardian''") claimed he showed a strong "political motive to attack Norris and, by extension, Ezra Yizhak", while ''The Jewish Chronicle'' and Connolly himself wrote of anti-Semitic slurs and conspiracy theories directed at him, some claiming he was an agent of Mossad. The right-wing ''FrontPage Magazine'' considered Connolly heroic. Confrontations with Christian Groups Connolly is part of Anglican Friends of Israel. He has criticised the General Synod of the Church of England for endorsing the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, a group he claims has an anti-Israel bias and a history of misleading the public about its own activities.〔http://crankynotions.com/2012/07/16/what-is-eappi/〕 He has also accused the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Trócaire, of being dominated by pro-Palestinian activists〔http://crankynotions.com/2012/10/03/is-it-right-for-an-ipsc-man-to-be-the-israelpalestine-officer-at-trocaire/〕 and stirring up Antisemitism.〔http://crankynotions.com/2013/01/28/anti-semitism-in-irish-schools-is-trocaire-responsible/〕〔http://crankynotions.com/2013/01/30/anti-semitism-in-the-kerry-school-yes-it-was-trocaire/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Connolly (blogger)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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