Published: 18 September 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Poll: US Jews 'locked' behind Biden, but there's also good news for Trump (Haaretz)
Two-thirds of Jewish voters plan to vote Biden-Harris, while 30% say they'll vote for Trump, according to a new survey. It also shows that Israel is a low priority issue for most of these voters
Abraham Foxman endorses Biden, calling Trump a ‘demagogue’ whose presidency has undermined Jewish security (JTA)
Abraham Foxman, the former longtime leader of the Anti-Defamation League, has broken his tradition of not endorsing political candidates to back Joe Biden, arguing that President Donald Trump is a “demagogue” whose re-election would be a “body blow for our country and our community”
Florida Latinos are being flooded with anti-Semitic conspiracy theories ahead of the election (JTA)
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories are spreading among Florida’s Latino communities ahead of the presidential election, amplified by social media and messaging apps as well as respected mainstream outlets.
According to a report in Politico, much of the anti-Semitism stems from QAnon, the growing, false conspiracy theory that claims Democrats and the “deep state” run a paedophile ring and are working to take down President Donald Trump. Purveyors of the theory often traffic in classic anti-Semitic tropes, claiming that powerful Jews control the anti-Trump cabal.
Photo: Joe Biden with Benjamin Netanyahu at a memorial ceremony in Jerusalem, in 2014 (AFP)
