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RFK Jr accused of ‘blatant bigotry’ after claiming Arabs ‘don’t produce science or literature’

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Health secretary facing calls to be fired after suggesting Muslims do not win major prizes because their religion holds them back, a claim branded ‘factually inaccurate’ and offensive

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Both outlets center the same quoted remark about Arabs and science, with both headlines framing it as a statement by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Newsweek places the comment in a campaign setting and adds “500M Arabs” and “at Michigan Rally,” while Al Jazeera foregrounds the broader claim and includes literature and Nobel prizes in its extract. Newsweek also says the remarks were aimed at Arabs and Muslims while campaigning for Republicans in Michigan, a detail not stated in Al Jazeera’s extract.

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