New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said in an interview on RUSA radio on Friday that “we have normalized anti-Semitism in a way that would not be tolerated if it was directed at other groups,” and that there has been an effort to downplay anti-Semitism on campuses, saying it is “even tolerated by some of the mainstream media.”
“We’ve seen a rise in hatred across the world, but particularly since October 7th, we’ve seen a surge in anti-Semitism. We must be clear that there is no place for hate in New York City. Whether it’s anti-Semitism, anti-Sikhism, Islamophobia, anti-African American, whatever group it may be, we must remain consistent,” Adams said.
He continued: “What concerns me most is the normalisation of anti-Semitism. I will not tolerate calls for other groups to destroy them or the use of highly hateful terminology. [for] That group. We don’t tolerate it. And I think that there’s a certain amount of tolerance, because we’re seeing anti-Semitism being normalized, not just in New York but all around the world, particularly through social media. [There] There’s been an acceptable attempt, even in parts of the mainstream media, to avoid pointing out that what’s happened on college campuses is not anti-Semitism. I don’t know how you can define it as not being anti-Semitism. And I think it’s a harbinger of anti-Americanism. The radicalization of kids is happening. [they’re] “Not only are they being taught to hate America, they are being taught to hate Jews. And we have to stop it.”
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