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“This is part of a larger trend to normalize bigotry in academia,” said Club Z executive director Masha Merkulova. “The Jewish community must come together and make it clear that lies perpetuated in this forum will not be tolerated.”
Archived versions of the department’s website under former U.S. President Barack Obama and his predecessors included the “Palestinian Territories” listing on its “Near Eastern Affairs: Countries and Other Areas” page.
Many mainstream Jewish and pro-Israel groups rejected Trump’s clarification, despite the president’s view that Democrats aren’t doing enough to confront anti-Semitism by Omar and Tlaib.
Whether at the state fair or the local deli, the Jewish community has a lot to say about the political issues of the day, including Israel, the economy, immigration, abortion and health care.
“This disturbing incident saddens me greatly,” said Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.). “I can only hope that this can become a teaching moment—not just for the students who participated, but for the entire student body on the horrors of the Holocaust and the evils of the Third Reich.”
The president also questioned how Jewish voters could support the Democratic Party knowing the anti-Israel bias among certain members.
Debuting in 1982 and airing for 34 years until host John McLaughlin’s death in August 2016, the show was known to pioneer the political panels so common now on television.
“Israel has decided—we won’t enable the members of Congress to enter the country,” said Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely. “We won’t allow those who deny our right to exist in this world to enter Israel. In principle, this is a very justified decision.”
It stated that “the current draft model curriculum falls short and needs to be substantially redesigned.” Pro-Israel groups applauded the decision, though vowed to keep watch on the matter.
Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg: “The president used U.S. foreign policy to put a thumb on the scale for right-wing allies within Israeli domestic politics. This is totally the wrong basis for our policy.”
Sen. Kamala Harris’s speech also consisted of calling for an assault-weapons ban, universal background checks for guns, better pay for teachers, and repealing the 2017 Republican tax reform and tax cuts.
It has established a Facebook group, launched a petition for Californians to express their opposition and offered a public comment template that streamlines the process for community members to voice their concerns to the Instructional Quality Commission.