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90. Jewish leaders in #Pittsburgh pen powerful letter to Trump.

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Sun Oct 28, 2018, 10:42 PM

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It's time to address anti-Semitism. [View all] yardwork Oct 2018 OP

Thank you for posting this. nycbos Oct 2018 #1

Yes, there is. yardwork Oct 2018 #2

And for some on the left to engage in it. DavidDvorkin Oct 2018 #4

Indeed. nycbos Oct 2018 #5

All over Europe. Italy, for example. yardwork Oct 2018 #6

Yup nycbos Oct 2018 #7

.. Cha Oct 2018 #70

Yes, there is leftynyc Oct 2018 #80

The man who just killed at least 8 people at a synogogue in Pittsburgh yelled anti-Semitic things. yardwork Oct 2018 #3

One wonders if this was simmering in the shooter's mind and the bombing events... George II Oct 2018 #8

The anti-Jewish rhetoric is all over the internet. yardwork Oct 2018 #9

Robert Bowers, killed Jews because he believed they organized and financed the "caravans coming to.. Cha Oct 2018 #72

That was merely his excuse leftynyc Oct 2018 #81

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2018 #10

Thank you. yardwork Oct 2018 #11

KR Me. Oct 2018 #12

Yes. It is a pervasive evil throughout the world MaryMagdaline Oct 2018 #13

... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #14

K&R sheshe2 Oct 2018 #15

its time to address very openly ALL forms of discrimination. AllaN01Bear Oct 2018 #16

Post removed Post removed Oct 2018 #42

Oh good grief. nt Codeine Oct 2018 #48

Got a live one here! BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #49

Not anymore eom Maeve Oct 2018 #55

Yeah hattip to MIRT! BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #57

Kick and recommend for truth. And vote out the rethugs. bronxiteforever Oct 2018 #17

Way, way recommended. H2O Man Oct 2018 #18

How do you think it should be addressed? oberliner Oct 2018 #19

Yes. As stated in this thread, I have two concrete suggestions. yardwork Oct 2018 #26

I agree with you there oberliner Oct 2018 #29

What stronger actions are you suggesting? LanternWaste Nov 2018 #95

Maybe have Twitter and Facebook be more rigorous about cracking down oberliner Nov 2018 #96

Exactly. iluvtennis Oct 2018 #20

no one is safe when you have a white, nationalist racist running a country. elmac Oct 2018 #21

Well part of it is the jackass in the Kremlin. Initech Oct 2018 #22

Putin is absolutely promoting global anti-Semitism. yardwork Oct 2018 #28

#PutinOrderedIt FraDon Oct 2018 #31

Good post. I do speak out. Esp now with the neo-Nazi rise in America. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #23

I stand with you. yardwork Oct 2018 #27

Thank you for posting this. It has become more than a concern, it is starting to be frightening. JudyM Oct 2018 #24

Absolutely. sandensea Oct 2018 #25

Yes. This is part of Putin's agenda too KSNY Oct 2018 #30

I have never understood anti-semitism. vlyons Oct 2018 #32

Bannon, an anti-Semite himself, invited them Cary Oct 2018 #33

What was stated in levity 20 years ago I now recall with conviction: lambchopp59 Oct 2018 #34

Well said Bradshaw3 Oct 2018 #35

Naive soul that I am, I've never understood anti-semitism. hostalover Oct 2018 #36

History tells the tale leftynyc Oct 2018 #82

I am a bit curious about the absense of the Jewish lobby randr Oct 2018 #37

Um, what? oberliner Oct 2018 #38

What what? randr Oct 2018 #39

The Jewish Defense League? oberliner Oct 2018 #41

Post removed Post removed Oct 2018 #44

Your own link states that they are a far-right terrorist group. yardwork Oct 2018 #46

Are you thinking of the Anti-Defamation League, by any chance? petronius Oct 2018 #53

Actually most of the hate rhetoric I read about Soros Mr.Bill Oct 2018 #40

Soros is routinely portrayed as part of a Jewish conspiracy. yardwork Oct 2018 #50

K&R suffragette Oct 2018 #43

Can't we impeach Trump for incitement and a breach of the peace? Seriously, is there no way? BeckyDem Oct 2018 #45

This was so coordinated, I believe it came from Putin's trolls. yardwork Oct 2018 #54

Thanks! I swear, we have a case for him on incitement and should have BeckyDem Oct 2018 #61

Eleven dead and more wounded today, by a man with a history of anti-Semitic statements. yardwork Oct 2018 #47

I've had what turns out to be an anti-semetic person emailing me CountAllVotes Oct 2018 #51

Actually, it's a time to address HATE Pachamama Oct 2018 #52

Agree Meowmee Oct 2018 #56

Agreed. yardwork Oct 2018 #58

Good post, yardwork. brer cat Oct 2018 #59

Thank You, yardwork. Cha Oct 2018 #60

I have always felt "Liberal Media" is a dog whistle. LeftInTX Oct 2018 #62

I agree. yardwork Oct 2018 #65

We talk about antisemitism a lot in the Jewish Group. EllieBC Oct 2018 #63

I know that. My message is for the rest of us. yardwork Oct 2018 #66

Anti-Semitic incidents rose 57 percent in US last year Gothmog Oct 2018 #64

Wow. I had no idea. Thank you for posting that. yardwork Oct 2018 #67

This is a scary time for Jews Gothmog Oct 2018 #75

From AMJOY-Antisemitism on the rise in the U.S Gothmog Oct 2018 #85

Kick and rec JustAnotherGen Oct 2018 #68

And some people, you, yardwork, and a few others have always been there to support us. Behind the Aegis Oct 2018 #71

Thank you for your kind words. yardwork Oct 2018 #78

Your welcome JustAnotherGen Oct 2018 #93

Fred Guttenberg tells it exactly how it is.. Cha Oct 2018 #69

Thank you for writing this. Behind the Aegis Oct 2018 #73

President Obama quote in 2015.. Cha Oct 2018 #74

Busting the stereotype qwlauren35 Oct 2018 #76

Thank you for doing this research and posting here. yardwork Oct 2018 #77

I'm really struggling with this. qwlauren35 Oct 2018 #79

If you educate or change even leftynyc Oct 2018 #83

Your sentence sums it up very well: yardwork Oct 2018 #86

Hey Yardwork qwlauren35 Oct 2018 #94

16 cases of white-supremacist killings since Trump was inaugurated Gothmog Oct 2018 #84

Dylan Roof shot up an African-American church in 2015 because he wanted to start a race war oberliner Oct 2018 #87

SPLC warns of massive uptick in hate crimes against the Jewish community since 2016 election Gothmog Oct 2018 #91

Thanks for a thoughtful post. I have elderly LibDemAlways Oct 2018 #88

Anti-Semitism isn't new NastyRiffraff Oct 2018 #89

Jewish leaders in #Pittsburgh pen powerful letter to Trump. Gothmog Oct 2018 #90

That is an excellent message. yardwork Oct 2018 #92