Posts Tagged: Donald Trump anti-Semitism
Jews Cannot Ignore the Hatred and Threat of QAnon
The most glaring current example of American politics’ invasion by dangerous conspiracy theories is QAnon, the “Q Clearance Patriot.” Did you follow the sagas of troubled...
Who Will Tell President Trump That His Place Is With the Victims of Racism?
In speaking to Jews from my grandparents’ generation, they often viewed policy decisions through the lens of religious self-interest. They asked, “Is it good for...
There Aren’t Two Sides: Conspiratorial Antisemitism, From Charlottesville to Palestine
In addition to the racism and xenophobia that was on display Saturday in Charlottesville, the ‘Unite the Right’ event represented a perfect example of what the Anti-Defamation...
An Open Letter to President Trump: Your Moral Equivalency Was Shameful
Dear President Trump, On Monday morning, I urged you to reconsider your exceptionally ill-chosen words of Saturday -- "on many sides" -- following the tragic events in Charlottesville. Shortly afterward, and...
Congress, Jewish Groups Oppose Trump’s Plan to Axe Antisemitism Envoy
JNS.org - Recent reports have indicated that the Trump administration’s planned budget cuts could lead to the demise of the State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat...
Trumpism and Antisemitism
The United States is witnessing a disturbing rise in antisemitic acts. In St. Louis, more than 100 tombstones were tipped over; similar hate crimes have taken...
Confronting Antisemitism in America
No one is born hating other people. Yet, tragically, some are taught to hate -- whether in the name of racial purity, religious doctrine, political dogma, ethnic...
Donald Trump’s Attacks on the Media Encourage and Support Antisemitism
It has become Donald Trump's most famous refrain: the "media" is rigging the election. This, of course, is the same media that is responsible for the...
Why Trump and Clinton Should Learn to Say ‘I’m Sorry’
US Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently apologized for her highly inappropriate comments about presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Whether she did...
Clinton and Trump Need to Banish Antisemitism From Election Campaign
JNS.org - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is hardly in a happy place at the moment. Now that she’s avoided federal prosecution for compromising national security...