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2020 Presidential Candidates on Antisemitism
AJC / 5-minute read
This week, 20 Democratic candidates for president sparred over health care, climate change, and the economy in the second round of debates. But not one mentioned antisemitism, which surged in the U.S. after the polarized 2016 presidential campaign. To determine how much emphasis the 2020 candidates place on stopping anti-Jewish hatred, AJC examined what all of them – both Democrats and Republicans – have said or done to address the problem. Read more |
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American Jews Are Asking If It’s Safe to Pray in Shul
Jerusalem Post / 3-minute read
On Sunday, 69-year-old Warren Lipschutz was shot outside the Young Israel of Greater Miami synagogue in North Miami Beach while waiting for morning services to start. While Orthodox Jews in the area know Sunday’s shooting isn’t the same as the bloodshed in Pittsburgh or Poway, they are reasonably shaken. They see themselves as part of a troubling pattern and worry that security measures such as cameras, double locked doors, and guards aren’t enough. Police are investigating the shooting as a hate crime. A 2019 AJC Survey of American Jews found that 65% consider the status of Jews in the U.S. less secure than a year ago. AJC CEO David Harris told the Jerusalem Post “Jews cannot effectively combat antisemitism alone, and the need to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to combat antisemitism in the U.S., whatever its source, is clear.” Read more |
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The New York Times Investigates Antisemitism Charges Against the BDS Movement
The New York Times / 4-minute read
As debates about the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement heat up on Capitol Hill, three reporters from The New York Times interviewed American Jews, Israelis, and a top BDS spokesman to explain both sides. They spelled out the three Ds used to distinguish between fair criticism of Israel and antisemitism: does it delegitimize, apply a double standard to or demonize the Jewish state? They also quote BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti, removing the veil from the movement’s ugly true motives. When asked if Jews can have their own state, he replies: “Not in Palestine.” Read what two editors from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) had to say about the Times piece and see AJC’s primer Behind the Boycott to understand the history of this duplicitous campaign. Read more |
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