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Friend,
Last week, we said it wouldn’t be long before Trump did something
that looked like it was good for Jews — but really threatened
all of our safety.
It came on Wednesday, when Trump signed an executive order to
address antisemitism…by deporting activists and attacking our rights
to free speech.1
At Bend the Arc, we jumped in to immediately call his order
what it is: a cynical Republican tactic that uses Jewish fear
and pain to justify targeting already vulnerable people, like
immigrants, Muslim and Arab Americans, trans people, and others.
Our message spread, getting covered in the
HuffPost,
Haaretz,
and Slate,
and our
explainer video on Smokescreen Antisemitism has been
viewed over 20,000 times.
Trump’s executive order claims to target "antisemites.” But
functionally, it’s an attempt to silence and persecute his critics and
enact his xenophobic agenda, disguised as something that helps
Jews.
As our CEO Jamie Beran shared this week in
a press release, policies that police free speech and
target other minority communities have never, and will never, keep
Jewish people safe.
Trump and his allies are NOT defenders of Jews —
we are. And we will not be
used to help pass his dangerous agenda.
Our
work to fight fascism and protect all of us requires resources, and
winning will take all of us. Can you chip with a gift before Shabbat
to help fund this fight?
Shabbat Shalom from all of us,
The Bend the Arc
team
Sources:
1. Trump order cracks down on
antisemitism and could deport foreign student protesters, NPR
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