Original sentence: In 1976, he briefly re-entered the public spotlight and engendered controversy with anti-Zionist statements (that were also widely seen as anti-semitic, though Agnew denied this charge) that called for the United States to withdraw its support for the state of Israel
Edited sentence: In 1976, he briefly re-entered the public spotlight and engendered controversy with anti-Zionist statements (that were also widely seen as anti-semitic, though Agnew denied this) that called for the United States to withdraw its support for the state of Israel