Many American Jews Are Deeply Worried About Rising Anti-Semitism, Survey Finds
5 years, 2 months ago

Many American Jews Are Deeply Worried About Rising Anti-Semitism, Survey Finds

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LOADING ERROR LOADING American Jews across age groups, political affiliations and religious divisions are anxious about rising anti-Semitism in their country, a new survey suggests. About 88% of American Jews believe anti-Semitism is a problem in the U.S. today, with 38% labeling it a “very serious” problem, according to a national survey of Jewish adults commissioned by the American Jewish Committee. Not only are Jewish institutions boosting security measures, but the AJC report also suggests that some American Jews are changing their behaviors and the way they present their religious identities in public. SANDY HUFFAKER via Getty Images This is the first comprehensive survey the AJC has conducted on American Jews’ perceptions of anti-Semitism.

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Jews and Catholics warn against Trump’s latest loyalty test for religious voters
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jews and Catholics warn against Trump’s latest loyalty test for religious voters

Associated Press  

Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming members of certain faiths should he lose the presidential election in November. Jews and Catholics can vote for him and ace the test, but those who don’t, he says, “need their head examined.” If he loses, Trump …

Trump is "weaponizing antisemitism" to win Jewish voters. Can it work?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump is "weaponizing antisemitism" to win Jewish voters. Can it work?

Salon  

Donald Trump made antisemitic comments at a pair of Jewish-hosted events on Thursday. Most notably the Anti-Defamation League slammed Trump's words as having "undermined' any efforts to combat bigotry by "employing numerous antisemitic tropes and anti-Jewish stereotypes — including rampant accusations of dual loyalty." "Trump frequently plays into harmful stereotypes and antisemitic tropes about Jews, suggesting we have dual loyalties …

Trump says Jewish voters will bear ‘a lot’ of blame if he loses election as he complains about lack of support
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump says Jewish voters will bear ‘a lot’ of blame if he loses election as he complains about lack of support

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If I don’t win this election, and the …

Opinion: Are American Jews losing their long-standing political home in the Democratic Party?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Are American Jews losing their long-standing political home in the Democratic Party?

LA Times  

Republicans have repeatedly tried — and failed — to win over Jewish Americans, who have historically supported Democrats in overwhelming numbers. Just four days after Oct. 7, he criticized Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for failing to prevent Hamas’ invasion and called Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group that has been firing rockets at Israel since Oct. 8, “smart.” At …

Antisemitism Awareness Act and Israel: The House bill is bad for American Jews.
8 months, 1 week ago

Antisemitism Awareness Act and Israel: The House bill is bad for American Jews.

Slate  

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act. These include things like “denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor,” “applying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation,” and “drawing comparisons of …

‘Antisemitic rhetoric’: Donald Trump faces huge backlash for claiming Jews who vote for Democrats hate…
9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Antisemitic rhetoric’: Donald Trump faces huge backlash for claiming Jews who vote for Democrats hate…

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump on Monday sparked a row after he claimed that Jews who vote for Democrats "hate their religion" and "everything about Israel". Appearing on a podcast hosted by his former White House aide Sebastian Gorka, Trump lambasted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for harsh criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the ongoing war with …

'Very offensive to American Jews': CNN panel whacks Trump for latest tirade
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Very offensive to American Jews': CNN panel whacks Trump for latest tirade

Raw Story  

A CNN panel on Tuesday whacked former President Donald Trump after he lobbed an angry attack on the majority of American Jews. Trump this week told right-wing podcaster Sebastian Gorka that "any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion, they hate everything about Israel, and they should be ashamed of themselves." Former Biden White House Communications Director Kate …

Antisemitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds
11 months ago

Antisemitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds

Associated Press  

Nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure in the U.S. than they did a year ago, according to a new national survey. “This year’s study shows us very clearly that antisemitism that was really just a simmering flame is now, especially since Oct. 7, a five-alarm fire,” Ted Deutch, CEO of AJC, told The Associated Press. The survey released …

Anti-Semitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds
11 months ago

Anti-Semitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds

Al Jazeera  

Number of American Jews who say they feel less secure in the US has jumped 22 percent from last year’s survey. The number of American Jews who say they feel less secure in the US jumped 22 percent since last year’s survey. “This year’s study shows us very clearly that anti-Semitism that was really just a simmering flame is now, …

Antisemitism and safety fears surge among U.S. Jews, survey finds
11 months ago

Antisemitism and safety fears surge among U.S. Jews, survey finds

LA Times  

People attend a “No Fear: Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People” event in 2021 in Washington. The American Jewish Committee released a survey Tuesday that found nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure than they did a year ago. “This year’s study shows us very clearly that antisemitism that was really just a simmering flame is now, especially …

JewBelong’s billboards about Hamas, Israel, and antisemitism exclude a lot of Jews. Ironic!
1 year ago

JewBelong’s billboards about Hamas, Israel, and antisemitism exclude a lot of Jews. Ironic!

Slate  

I’m sure you’ve seen the hot-pink billboards. As the Forward noted in a report in 2022, “JewBelong’s website, social media accounts and billboard campaigns are a mix of provocative messages about antisemitism and anti-Zionism and reassurances that if you eat a cheeseburger while driving on Shabbat, you’re still a good Jew.” JewBelong may be light on Jewish text or law, …

How antisemitism came roaring back into American life
1 year, 1 month ago

How antisemitism came roaring back into American life

LA Times  

Like a plague that long lay dormant, antisemitism has sprung back to virulence in the U.S., deeply unsettling American Jews, many of whom had viewed it as a relic of past generations, destined to fade away. “I think it’s important to recognize in this moment how vulnerable and fearful many Jews feel,” UCLA political science professor Dov Waxman said in …

Antisemitic incidents on rise across US, report finds
1 year, 8 months ago

Antisemitic incidents on rise across US, report finds

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Antisemitism rose in the U.S. in 2022 and shows little sign of abating worldwide as political radicals have gained mainstream popularity, researchers said in a report released Monday. Last year’s report found that 2021 set a new high for antisemitic incidents, with the coronavirus pandemic fueling a worldwide rise in antisemitism. This year the researchers said that “2022 …

What is behind rising anti-Semitism around the world?
1 year, 9 months ago

What is behind rising anti-Semitism around the world?

Al Jazeera  

Experts tell UpFront that anti-Semitism is surging in the United States, and globally. We have witnessed mass shootings at synagogues, violent attacks on Jewish people in the streets and Jewish cemeteries desecrated. And while anti-Semitism is not new, the current social and political landscape across much of the globe has given rise to conspiracy theories, as populist leaders aim to …

'Anti-Jewish hate is no longer operating on the fringes'
1 year, 10 months ago

'Anti-Jewish hate is no longer operating on the fringes'

Raw Story  

More than four in ten American Jews feel less safe than they did a year ago, with nearly that same number altering their behavior out of fear of antisemitism. American Jewish Committee’s State of Antisemitism in America Report for 2022 In addition, among the 36% of U.S. general population adults who have personally witnessed one or more antisemitic incidents in …

Antisemitism worries rising for many U.S. Jews, survey finds
1 year, 11 months ago

Antisemitism worries rising for many U.S. Jews, survey finds

Associated Press  

More than four in ten Jews in the United States feel their status in America is less secure than it was a year earlier, according to a new survey by the American Jewish Committee. According to the AJC survey, 41% of the respondents said the status of Jews in the U.S. is less secure than it was the year before, …

Anti-Defamation League survey finds a spike in antisemitic beliefs
2 years ago

Anti-Defamation League survey finds a spike in antisemitic beliefs

NPR  

Anti-Defamation League survey finds a spike in antisemitic beliefs Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images The percentage of Americans who believe in a number of antisemitic tropes has spiked in the past three years, according to the results of an Anti-Defamation League survey released Thursday. The survey, which asked respondents to rate the truthfulness of …

Antisemitism Is On The Rise. Here's What You Can Do About It.
2 years, 1 month ago

Antisemitism Is On The Rise. Here's What You Can Do About It.

Huff Post  

Illustration: Benjamin Currie/HuffPost; Photo: Getty Thirty-nine percent of American Jews have changed their behavior out of fear of antisemitism, according to a 2021 report by the American Jewish Committee. “We’re going to keep living our lives and building vibrant Jewish communities, but antisemitism is a virus that infects our society,” Burton said. We need to be students of each other’s …

New survey of US Jews reveals worries, strengths, divisions
3 years, 8 months ago

New survey of US Jews reveals worries, strengths, divisions

Associated Press  

A comprehensive new survey of Jewish Americans finds them increasingly worried about antisemitism, proud of their cultural heritage and sharply divided about the importance of religious observance in their lives. The impact of such worries on people’s behavior seems limited: Pew reported that the vast majority of American Jews — including those who feel less safe — say concern about …

Trump's Anti-Semitism Order Prompts Tough Questions Among Jewish Groups
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump's Anti-Semitism Order Prompts Tough Questions Among Jewish Groups

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s order to expand the scope of potential anti-Semitism complaints on college campuses is raising the stakes of an already tense battle over how to define discrimination against Jews. “But the fact is that when criticism goes into attacks on the state, the Jewish state, that goes over the line.” President Donald …

Why Trump’s tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib go into the heart of American Jewish politics
5 years, 4 months ago

Why Trump’s tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib go into the heart of American Jewish politics

Salon  

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Subsequently, Trump questioned how any Democrat could “defend these two people over the state of Israel,” invoking a theme he hammered on in tweets for a week about American Jews’ political loyalties to Israel. For example, Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court justice and leader of the Zionist Organization of America from 1914 to …

Israel offers muted response to Donald Trump's 'American Jews voting for Democrats are disloyal’ remark
5 years, 4 months ago

Israel offers muted response to Donald Trump's 'American Jews voting for Democrats are disloyal’ remark

Firstpost  

Most Democrats disagree with the views of Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar on Israel but Trump’s repeated attacks have rallied support for the two Jerusalem: Israeli officials on Wednesday offered a muted response to remarks by US President Donald Trump who said American Jews who vote for the Democratic Party were ‘disloyal.’ Referring to Democratic Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida …

Trump mockingly thanks Ilhan Omar in speech to Republican Jewish Coalition
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump mockingly thanks Ilhan Omar in speech to Republican Jewish Coalition

Daily Mail  

Freshman Democrat Ilhan Omar responded to Donald Trump's comments mocking her in a speech to conservative Jewish lobbying group on Saturday. Attendees hold up signs while waiting to see Trump speak during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas on Saturday According to prosecutors, Carlineo spoke by telephone with one of Omar's staff members on …

Both parties have more work to do to fight anti-Semitism (Opinion)
5 years, 10 months ago

Both parties have more work to do to fight anti-Semitism (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. Instead of plainly criticizing US policy – which is not only permitted but also done repeatedly and vigorously – she has taken to questioning the motives of Americans who advocate a strong relationship between the United States and the Jewish state, last week suggesting that …

Rep. Omar’s apology sets the right example (opinion)
5 years, 11 months ago

Rep. Omar’s apology sets the right example (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David M. Perry is a journalist and historian. David M. Perry This issue is coming to my neighboring Congressional district at a time when I’ve never felt more Jewish. I am the grandson, on my mother’s side, of Carlos Israels, a Sephardic New York lawyer and former president of HIAS, a Jewish non-profit that provides aid to refugees. …

After Fanning the Flames of Anti-Semitism, Trump Is Hiding Behind the Pro-Israel Defense
6 years, 2 months ago

After Fanning the Flames of Anti-Semitism, Trump Is Hiding Behind the Pro-Israel Defense

Slate  

Generally speaking, American Jews do not live in Israel. “Donald Trump is the first president in 23 years to keep our nation’s promise to the people of Israel and to recognize Jerusalem as its capital and to move our embassy,” former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka told Fox News. On Monday, Trump pal Sean Hannity ventured that “perhaps no president …

Study: Online attacks on Jews ramp up before Election Day
6 years, 2 months ago

Study: Online attacks on Jews ramp up before Election Day

Associated Press  

— Far-right extremists have ramped up an intimidating wave of anti-Semitic harassment against Jewish journalists, political candidates and others ahead of next month’s U.S. midterm elections, according to a report released Friday by a Jewish civil rights group. The Anti-Defamation League’s report says its researchers analyzed more than 7.5 million Twitter messages from Aug. 31 to Sept. 17 and found …

Anti-Semitism Is On The Rise, And American Jews Are On Our Own
6 years, 2 months ago

Anti-Semitism Is On The Rise, And American Jews Are On Our Own

Huff Post  

George Soros is seen in Brussels in 2017. “The parallels between the Nazis' conspiracy theories and the ones about Soros are obvious.” Jews in the diaspora have long been assured, by Israel and by each other, that if fascism rose again, Israel would be there to counter it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spread false stories that Soros is …

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