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Morton Klein, of ZOA, told JNS that some officials can’t “condemn horrific antisemitic acts without including a condemnation of other non-Jewish hateful acts.”
“You’ve got the Republican Party that is obviously trending in a dangerous direction and you’ve got the Democratic Party that is trending in a dangerous direction,” a Democratic consultant and strategist told JNS.
“This is our homeland,” the Israeli prime minister said. “It’s called Judea. That’s where Jews come from. We’ve been attached to it for thousands of years.”
The chief of the local police department stated that the hateful symbols “stand in direct opposition to the values of respect and inclusion that define Wethersfield.”
“United Nations General Assembly was over, so it was time for them to go,” the department told JNS.
“Threaten violence against an elected official in Florida or their family, and your life as you know it is over,” stated Rep. Randy Fine.
Maria Friedman, executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition for Israel, told JNS the goal was to “make sure Jewish students feel like they’re not alone.”
“It’s an hour of crisis,” Deborah Lipstadt, former U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, told JNS. “I think it’s a time when you have to try every avenue.”
People claiming to be part of the “Jewish Holocaust Claims Center” have been urging survivors and their relatives to submit claims.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s message celebrated Washington’s “enduring friendship with Morocco.”
“Holding a vote that seeks to demonize the Jewish homeland on a day when Jewish students will not be able to participate is exclusionary, biased and flat-out wrong,” Maryland Hillel stated.
“For many, being present in synagogue has become their way of pushing back against antisemitism,” said Rabbi Brian Strauss, who leads a Conservative synagogue in Houston.