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Gwinnett city council candidate defends tweets about Jews, Israel
Suwanee City Council candidate Joe Briggs (Facebook photo)
By Tyler Estep
Nov 2, 2017A candidate for one Gwinnett town’s city council said this week he’s not racist and defended social media posts about Jews and Israel.
Joe Briggs, a 59-year-old engineer, is running for a Suwanee City Council seat. A series of controversial tweets was brought to light this week after the wife of a current Suwanee councilman raised questions about Briggs’ online activity.
“I’m absolutely not racist in the very least,” Briggs told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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