Posts Tagged: Trump racism
The Rise of the Neo-Alt-Right
For the past few months, a line from Matisyahu’s song “One Day” -- “don’t wanna fight no more” -- has been running through my head....
Far-Right Propagandist Blames Jews for Trump Election Loss, Uses Blood Libel
It was bound to happen. Someone was going to blame the Jews for the ongoing controversy surrounding the 2020 presidential election. Jew-hatred is like that....
Defining Antisemitism as a Jewish Problem Is a Lose-Lose Proposition
Antisemitism is an ancient problem. Throughout Jewish history in the Diaspora, Jews lacked the power and resources to do much of anything to fight Jew-hatred...
Jews Cannot Stay Silent Amid American Bigotry
I have written many times that non-Jews have no business telling Jews what is and is not antisemitic. That is why, for example, we reject...
Antisemitism on the American Right — and Its Ties to Russia
The FBI has arrested members of “The Base” for plans to transform a massive pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia, into a violent riot. The Base...
Trump’s Planned Visit to Grieving El Paso Stokes Debate About His Rhetoric
US President Donald Trump, whose rhetoric about an immigrant "invasion" has alienated many in the predominantly-Hispanic city of El Paso, will visit the grieving Texas border...
Trump’s Embrace of White Supremacy Is Poisoning America’s Soul
Within 13 hours, two mass shooting took place -- in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio -- killing over 30 innocent people and injuring twice...
Trump Rejects Racism Charge, Throws It at Black Lawmaker
President Donald Trump on Sunday said disparaging comments he made about a prominent African-American lawmaker and his Baltimore district were not racist and, without citing...
American Jews Have Nowhere to Go
American Jews have nowhere to go. They are faced on one side by the antisemitism of the alt-right, which has already inspired two synagogue shootings....
Unbowed, Trump Intensifies Attacks on Four Minority Democratic Congresswomen
President Donald Trump stepped up his vilification of four liberal lawmakers as un-American at a raucous rally on Wednesday, underscoring that the attacks will form...
Top Jewish Groups Condemn Trump Over Comments Targeting Minority Congresswomen
Several prominent US Jewish groups have issued condemnations of President Donald Trump over his call on Sunday for four minority Democratic congresswomen to "go back...
Cohen to Accuse Trump Over WikiLeaks, Moscow Project, Hush Payments
Michael Cohen, the former "fixer" and personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, will testify on Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time about a leak...
Trial Begins for Man Charged With Murder at Charlottesville Rally
Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of the man accused of killing a woman by driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters...
Control of Congress, and Verdict on Trump, at Stake in US Elections
After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans began casting votes early on Tuesday to determine the...
