"Nigel Farage has again denied the allegations of racism as a schoolboy and repeated his claim that some had been concocted because people disliked his politics. During a press conference, he snapped at one reporter who asked about the issue, saying: I think we've gone quite a long way towards answering all this, don't you? Farage, who prides himself on answering numerous questions at press conferences, took 10 this time, but did not include any from the Guardian."
"So what did he say and is it true? The claim: Farage said the director Peter Ettedgui is the one person that said I directly abused him. He added: One person says they were hurt, and if they feel they were hurt, then I'm genuinely sorry. But I never, ever, ever would have said or done anything like that directly to a human being. Absolutely not."
"Ettedgui, a Jewish student, has said: [Farage] would sidle up to me and growl Hitler was right' or gas them', sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers. Cyrus Oshidar has said Farage repeatedly called him a Paki. A former pupil, from a minority ethnic background, told the Guardian he was also directly targeted by Farage. [Farage] walked up to a pupil, flanked by two similarly tall mates, and spoke to anyone looking different'."
Nigel Farage denied allegations that he was racist as a schoolboy and said only one person, Peter Ettedgui, claimed he directly abused him. Farage apologized to anyone who felt hurt but insisted he would never have directly said or done such things to a human being. Multiple contemporaries, including Ettedgui and Cyrus Oshidar, reported witnessing or experiencing antisemitic and racial abuse from Farage at school. Reported incidents include growled remarks invoking Hitler and simulated gas sounds, repeated racial slurs, and pupils being singled out and told to go back to where they came from. Seven contemporaries said they saw Ettedgui targeted.
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