She is deeply hostile to Israel and to Judaism.

like this, they are just going for a profile of a person. So they don’t question or pass judgment on any answers given.

Still maybe an addition at the bottom about how Icke is a POS antisemite and conspiracy theorist might have been nice.

'The New York Times also faced criticism for publishing the Color Purple author’s recommendation without qualification.

The New York Times Book Review and Alice Walker have come under criticism for comments the celebrated writer made in an interview with the publication in which she recommended a work by someone accused of antisemitism.

How David Icke helped unite Labour's factions against antisemitism
Rachel Shabi
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Asked what books were currently on her nightstand, Walker, the author of The Color Purple, mentioned among others And the Truth Shall Set You Free, by the controversial British figure David Icke. Icke, an author and public speaker in his own right, has long propounded a series of conspiracy theories in his work that many see as antisemitic.

“The book is an unhinged antisemitic conspiracy tract written by one of Britain’s most notorious antisemites,” wrote Tablet magazine’s Yair Rosenberg, among the most strident critics of Walker’s comment. Rosenberg also faulted the Times for failing to react to or qualify the contents of the book to its readers.

Icke has long claimed that a shadowy cabal controls the world, a familiar antisemitic trope.'>>>

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/dec/17/alice-walker-antisemitic-david-icke-book

In another article, this sums it up best:

Link to tweet

Of course, unsurprisingly, there are those defending her bigotry, as is often the case when the target of bigotry is Jews; see: Women's March leadership articles in this group.

which is an act of charity he does not deserve... he is still a f-ing loon in every *other* possible way. Lizard people, moon landing, quantum, blah, blah, blah.

I think there is room for people to engage with this material to try to understand where both the author and more importantly the audience/fans/acolytes are coming from or what they are seeking. But I would never mention him or his work without a giant caveat/asterisk -- in the hands of the credulous or feeble-minded this kind of material can lead to dark or dangerous places.