American Jews don't want to be Trump's political pawns

Guno צְבִי

Guno צְבִי

We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
Many Jewish Americans reject the President's transparent attempt to divert the country's attention from his own moral failings, just as we reject his attempts to politicize Israel and the rise of anti-Semitism. The President should recognize that Jews see his 280-characters of hate for what they are -- an utter lack of character on his part and a betrayal of the values that truly make America great. Jews have experienced the devastating consequences of hatred and intolerance throughout history and do not want to be used as political pawns in Trump's Twitter feed.

If the President thought he would win over Jewish support by pandering via tweet, he's wrong. Seventy-one percent of Jewish voters disapprove of the job he's doing, according to a recent poll conducted by Greenberg Research. The same poll demonstrates that -- of every policy issue -- Jewish voters most strongly disapprove of the President's immigration policies, which appear driven by the xenophobia apparent in his first tweet on Sunday.


And despite his feigning concern about anti-Semitism, nearly three-quarters of Jews feel less secure than they did two years ago and the majority of Jews attribute their rising insecurity to Trump's policies. More specifically, many are concerned about Trump encouraging right-wing extremism and Republicans tolerating white nationalism within their ranks. In fact, according to a March Gallup poll, more than 70% of Jews continue to disapprove of Trump and only 16% now identify as Republicans.


https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/15/opinions/trump-racist-tweets-jewish-response-soifer/index.html
 
When Non-Jews Wield Anti-Semitism as Political Shield
In recent weeks, some Republicans have raised the specter of anti-Semitism as a convenient distraction from detention camps and racist tropes. And the Jews are tired of it.

And after the past few days, in which a fleet of Republicans and the president himself have utilized Jews as human shields for racist rhetoric, the Jews are tired, tired, tired of being used as defenses against naked racism, tired of being used to justify conditions at detention camps. Just plain tired.

This week, Donald Trump banged out a series of twisted tweets demanding that four congresswomen of color “go back” to the countries from which they came, utilizing a classic schoolyard racist trope that still rings in the ears of every nonwhite person in this country. When the backlash came, he raised Jews up like a shield with a Star of David daubed on it in thin, flaking paint to defend him. The four Democrats he targeted, he tweeted later, “hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion” and “have made Israel feel abandoned by the U.S.” They are, he continued, “Anti-Semitic...Anti-America,” and “anti-Israel, pro Al-Qaeda,” among other salvos, all in the past forty-eight hours.

https://www.gq.com/story/anti-semitism-political-shield
 
guno said:
Many Jewish Americans reject the President's transparent attempt to divert the country's attention........
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Many American Jews are fake Jews, baby-killers and socialists. Just like many American Catholics are fake Catholics, baby-killers and socialists.

REAL Jews LOVE Trump.

You don't speak for Jews, asshole

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ADL Condemns President Trump's Racist Tweets and His Use of Israel and Jews as a Shield


“As Jews, we are all too familiar with this kind of divisive prejudice,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director. “While ADL has publicly disagreed with these congresswomen on some issues, the president is echoing the racist talking points of white nationalists and cynically using the Jewish people and the state of Israel as a shield to double down on his remarks. Politicizing the widespread, bipartisan support for Israel and throwing around accusations of anti-Semitism is damaging to the security of Israel and the Jewish community. He should lead by example, stop politicizing these issues and stop smearing members of Congress.”

https://www.adl.org/news/press-rele...st-tweets-and-his-use-of-israel-and-jews-as-a
 
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