Caio Kraiser Blinder (

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, August 14, 1957) is a Brazilian journalist, writer and TV presenter. Blinder lives in

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, from where he hosts

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's Manhattan Connection since its inception in 1993. He is also a correspondent for Brazilian radio

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, writes for the newspaper ''

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'' and for the Brazilian magazines ''

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'' and '' Primeira Leitura''. He has master's degrees in

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from

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and

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from the

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. He taught International Relations at

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and was a correspondent for Brazilian newspaper ''

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''. Blinder comes from a Jewish family and lives with his daughters Ana and Aiza and his wife Alma, of

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origins. In his youth, he took part in the Jewish youth movement Chazit Hanoar, connected to the Congregação Israelita Paulista. He wrote the book ''Terras Prometidas'' (Promised Lands), in which he reflects about various themes and their relation to Jews and the Jewish religion.

Criticism

Offenses to Arab women

In April 2011, during a broadcast of the show Manhattan Connection, he called

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, widow of

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, and

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, wife of

Abdullah II Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of t ...

, "sluts" (''piranha''). He also used the word to describe one of the daughters-in-law of

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, former

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, as well as Asma al-Assad, wife of

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, and

Ameera al-Taweel Ameera bint Aidan bin Nayef Al-Taweel Al-Otaibi ( ar, أميرة بنت عيدان بن نايف الطويل العصيمي العتيبي; born 6 November 1983) is a Saudi Arabian philanthropist and former princess. Born into a non-royal cade ...

, ex-wife of

Al-Waleed bin Talal Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud ( ar, الوليد بن طلال آل سعود; born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman, investor, philanthropist and royal. He was listed on ''Time'' magazine's Time 100, an annual list of the hu ...

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. As a response, the Embassy of Jordan in Brazil sent a formal protest to the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations. After Blinder's presentation, show editor-in-chief Lucas Mendes apologized for the offenses. Blinder later assumed responsibility for his words in an interview and apologized on air.

Defense of the assassination of Iranian scientists

In January 2012, in Manhattan Connection program, Caio Blinder justified the assassination of Iranian scientists for MEK and Jundallah as a way to avoid possible death, and to deter other scientists from Iran, which he called "terrorist state".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blinder, Caio Writers from São Paulo 1957 births Brazilian journalists Brazilian television presenters Brazilian expatriates in the United States Jewish Brazilian writers Ohio University alumni Indiana University faculty University of Notre Dame alumni Living people Neoconservatism

Criticism

Offenses to Arab women

Defense of the assassination of Iranian scientists

See also

References

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