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The shameful silence of major US Jewish organisations

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Published: 19 November 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

America’s most influential Jewish groups have prioritised Netanyahu over US Jews’ safety – Peter Beinart – Haaretz 16.11.16
Outrage? AIPAC and the Conference of Presidents can summon it on behalf of Israel’s government, on BDS, on UNESCO, on the Iran deal - but not for the American minorities targeted by Trump. Not even its Jews.

And see:

Donald Trump building team of racists – Jonathan Chait – Daily Intelligencer 18.11.16
Trump could have decided to put the racial demagoguery of the campaign behind him. But his early staffing choices are redefining the boundaries of acceptable racial discourse in Republican politics.

Jewish historians speak out on the election of Donald Trump
- Jewish Journal 15.11.16
‘As scholars of Jewish history, we are acutely attuned to the fragility of democracies and the consequences for minorities when democracies fail to live up to their highest principles… Hatred of one minority leads to hatred of all.’

I spent the Shabbat after Trump’s election with Muslim leaders from across America
– Yair Rosenberg – The Forward 15.11.16
Now of all times, we should listen to what they have to say.

The breathtaking hypocrisy of Jews who line up behind Steve Bannon’s twisted vision of America
– Jane Eisner – The Forward 16.11.16
Unless we denounce and work against the hatred coming from the right with the same energy and resources used to combat hatred from the left, we risk losing allies and diminishing our own moral standing.
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