anti-Semitism

Like all of Mr. Trumps deals, His Executive Order Combatting Anti Semitism is high on Hype but short on Effect.

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Attacks against Jews have been increasing over the last several years. So have attacks on Muslims. Anti-Semitic attacks and harassment climbed 13% in 2018, including countries (like the United States where the Pittsburgh and New Jersey shootings occurred, Britain, France, and Germany) where intolerance towards Jews was thought to have virtually vanished. Anti-Muslim attacks and … Read more

GOP uses anti-Semitic ‘dual loyalty’ trope to attack credibility of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Updated)

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Donald Trump and his allies just can’t stop using the anti-semitic “dual loyalty” trope to attack Jewish Americans. Recall that back in August, not that long ago, Donald Trump “doubled down on referring to Jews who vote for Democrats as ‘very disloyal’ to Israel, invoking a dual loyalty trope widely viewed as anti-Semitic.” Trump doubles down … Read more

Update: To save American democracy, fight the radical Christian Right

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On Wednesday, Donald Trump for all appearances was suffering from a messianic “God complex,” approvingly retweeting a right-wing conspiracy theorist who said Trump is the ‘King of the Jews‘, ‘King of Israel’, and ‘The Second Coming of God’. Trump himself, while turning to look up to the heavens, later claimed “I am the Chosen One.” This … Read more

Donald Trump’s anti-Semitic ‘dual loyalty’ trope was actually a threat (Updated)

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Earlier this year, the Republican Jewish Coalition, which receives substantial funding from corrupt casino mogul and GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson, strategized what they called a “Jexodus” of Jewish voters from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party “with an aggressive campaign painting Trump — who has himself faced accusations of stoking anti-Semitism —as an [unquestioning] … Read more

Donald Trump’s rhetoric gives license and encouragement to white supremacist violence

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Donald Trump and Republicans spent weeks attacking Rep. Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (D-MN), one of the first Muslim-American politicians serving in the House of Representatives, trying to portray her and all Democrats in Congress as anti-Semitic as part of a campaign strategy for a “Jexodus” of Jewish voters in 2020. Trump’s 2020 Strategy: Politicize Israel, Demonize … Read more