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MELVILLE, New York — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is seeking the presidency as an Independent candidate after initially filing to run as a Democrat. Kennedy has attracted much attention as the son of Bobby Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Among his political stands are strong support for the environment, reining in the military-industrial complex, ending chronic disease epidemics, and strengthening the rights of Native Americans and Black Americans. But Kennedy is also quite controversial, particularly because he is viewed as an “anti-vaxxer,” a charge he denies. Yet he said in a podcast that “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective,” and he said in an interview with Fox’s Jesse Watters that “I do believe that autism comes from vaccines.” He is a supporter of Israel and has called Israel’s war against Hamas “a moral war,” though his running mate Nicole Shanahan disagrees with Kennedy on this issue, believing that “Israel should be showing more restraint.” What has Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in reference to Jews that has raised eyebrows in the Jewish community?