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  • People perform 'quenelle' salutes in front of the controversial French comic Dieudonne's theater on Dec. 28, 2013, in Paris, while protesting against the French interior minister who called for Dieudonne's new tour performances to be banned.(Pierre Andrieu/AFP/Getty Images)
    People perform 'quenelle' salutes in front of the controversial French comic Dieudonne's theater on Dec. 28, 2013, in Paris, while protesting against the French interior minister who called for Dieudonne's new tour performances to be banned.(Pierre Andrieu/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Despicable Meme: Why the Quenelle Is the Grumpy Cat of Anti-Semites

    Like all viral hits, the reverse Nazi salute is hard to explain and harder to resist, which makes it all the more dangerous

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • French soccer player Nicolas Anelka celebrates a goal with the controversial quenelle.(World Soccer Talk)
    French soccer player Nicolas Anelka celebrates a goal with the controversial quenelle.(World Soccer Talk)
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    What is the ‘Quenelle,’ Anyway?

    Some background on the controversial, not-so-new ‘reverse Nazi salute’

    byStephanie Butnick
  • French soccer player Nicolas Anelka celebrates a goal with a controversial gesture.(World Soccer Talk)
    French soccer player Nicolas Anelka celebrates a goal with a controversial gesture.(World Soccer Talk)
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    The ‘Reverse Nazi Salute’ Roiling English Soccer

    French star Nicolas Anelka celebrated a goal with a troubling viral gesture

    byBen Cohen
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