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Governor Supports Accusation
- When
- 1840
- Where
- Rhodes
The Ottoman governor of Rhodes broke with tradition and supported the ritual murder charge against the Jewish community.
The Ottoman governor of Rhodes broke with the long tradition of the Ottoman governments, which had previously denied the factual basis of the blood libel accusations, and supported the ritual murder charge against the Jews.
Sources
- Rhodes blood libel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-07
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