Trump’s candidacy and election gave rise to anti-Semitism
Jews are concerned about the number of incidents that indicate a rise in anti-Semitism that has arisen this election cycle…
Click here for reuse options!During this past year, anti-Semitic imagery proliferated on social media, Jewish journalists were targeted and longstanding anti-Jewish conspiracy theories got a fresh airing. Much of the bias originated with the alt-right, or alternative right, a loose group espousing a provocative and reactionary strain of conservatism. It’s often associated with far right efforts to preserve “white identity,” oppose multiculturalism and defend “Western values.”
…Last week, the day after the election, a Philadelphia storefront was sprayed with a swastika and the words “Sieg Heil 2106,” which means “Hail Victory,” a common Nazi chant, and the word “Trump,” with a swastika replacing the “T.”
…Trump drew direct criticism last July when he tweeted an image of Hillary Clinton’s face with a six-pointed star, a pile of hundred dollar bills and the words “most corrupt candidate ever.” The star was in the shape of the Jewish Star of David and was widely condemned as anti-Semitic. Trump’s campaign said it was a sheriff’s badge.
Last month, Trump gave a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida, in which he accused Clinton of holding secret meetings with bankers in a conspiracy to undermine U.S. sovereignty. The ADL said that whether intentional or not, Trump had reflected a classic anti-Semitic theme of Jewish control of banks.
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Inspiration November 17th, 2016 at 20:19
Trump flip-flop on almost everything he said during his campaign,
if you still asking why he doesn’t keep his promises, why his supporters
give him a pass, you are not paying attention to what going one in the pass year.
You better find a better way to convince his supporters.
Obewon November 17th, 2016 at 20:37
I work with many in every denomination. Unfortunately the Orthodox and most all in the Jewish demographic voted in lockstep for DJT45. They refused to believe the obvious! David Duke, Breitbart & Bannon endorsed anti-Semitic Trump? ‘That’s a conspiracy theory!’ Post election those that I spoke with held onto their denial. To one person I spoke to holding this delusion i exclaimed ‘Now you’re building the ovens and throwing the people in.’
bpollen November 18th, 2016 at 02:15
Like lemmings, you might say, a certain segment of the population consistently votes against their own best interest.
Budda November 18th, 2016 at 06:49
Interesting. I’ve not had much interaction with the Orthodox sect but the little I’ve had I’ve sensed a very conservative streak.
Still, the Dumps rise has obviously lead to many bigots believing it to now be okay to voice their idiocy.
Angelo_Frank November 18th, 2016 at 19:23
The Orthodox are what their name implies. Therefore they won’t vote for a woman and certainly are pro-life. They expect Trump to be very pro-Israel and he approves of Jerusalem as the nation’s capital. It’s the usual ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’ when it comes to Trump for them.