New Jersey gubernatorial candidate and Newark mayor Ras Baraka is defending his support for the Nation of Islam after a video surfaced of him applauding racist and violent comments from Louis Farrakhan, the group's anti-Semitic leader. Baraka called Farrakhan a 'role model' and accused critics of trying to silence him. The Nation of Islam has a long history of anti-Semitism, with Farrakhan comparing Jews to 'termites' and praising Adolf Hitler. Baraka, who is a leading candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, denies any anti-Semitic accusations and claims to have built bridges across communities.