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President Trump: Any Jewish Person Voting Democratic Shows 'Lack of Knowledge or Great Disloyalty'
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Time
Posted: September 2nd, 2019
https://time.com/5657042/trump-jewish-democrat-uninformed-di...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty. Trumps claim triggered a quick uproar from critics who said the president was trading in anti-Semitic stereotypes. It came amid his ongoing feud with Democratic congresswomen Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, both Muslim. Trump has closely aligned himself with Israel, including its conservative prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while the Muslim lawmakers have been outspoken critics of Israels treatment of the Palestinians. Tlaib is a U.S.-born Palestinian American, while Omar was born in Somalia. At Trumps urging, Israel last week blocked Omar and Tlaib from entering the country. Trump called Omar a disaster for Jews and said he didnt buy the tears that Tlaib shed Monday as she discussed the situation. Both congresswomen support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a global protest of Israel. Trumps comments were denounced swiftly by Jewish American organizations. This is yet another example of Donald Trump continuing to weaponize and politicize anti-Semitism, said Halie Soifer, executive director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America. At a time when anti-Semitic incidents have increased ... Trump is repeating an anti-Semitic trope. According to AP VoteCast, a survey of the 2018 electorate, 72% of Jewish voters supported Democratic House candidates in 2018.
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