in Public hearing on May 8th Republicans on the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee accused leaders of liberal school districts in New York City, Berkeley, and Montgomery County, Maryland, of failing to discipline anti-Semitic administrators, teachers, and students. .
New York City Schools Superintendent David Banks pushed back against the congressman’s enthusiasm for a “big moment.” Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) said that if her Republican colleagues were truly concerned about anti-Semitism, when white supremacists shouted “Jews are irreplaceable,” He added that he would have criticized President Donald Trump’s assertion that there are “very fine people on both sides.” After asking whether any Republican members of Congress had the “courage to stand up to this” in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, Bonamici paused and said, “I want to put it on the record that no one spoke up. Let’s incense.”
Bonamichi is right. Although the Republican Party has weaponized anti-Semitism on a partisan basis, tolerance for anti-Semitic dog whistles within the party remains undiminished.
In November 2022, President Trump declared He himself is “the least anti-Semitic person I’ve ever seen in my life.” had a meal At Mar-a-Lago, Kanye West, a rapper who sympathizes with the Nazis, and Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist who praises Hitler and is a Holocaust denier, called for a “holy war against the Jewish people.” He advocated “putting up the cross on all people.” To make Christ’s rule over our nation known in our homes, in every room of our schools, and in every government office. ”
Although a few Republicans condemned the former president, largely He was either silent or hunched over, holding his head in his hands. “We all make mistakes,” Said Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama). “Whoever let him in the room should be fired,” suggested Sen. Thom Tillis (R.N.C.). Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) said he expected President Trump to denounce Fuentes, “because I know he’s not an anti-Semite.” “We certainly need to use better judgment in who we dine with,” Trump said. gave an opinion Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said, “But I am focused on investigating this administration…for waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government.”
When Republicans take control of the House in 2023, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will try to “buy” three Jewish billionaires, George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, and Tom Steyer, into the 2018 midterm elections. He was accusing him of being there. election — Removed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) from her foreign affairs post. Committee Because of her “anti-Semitic and un-American” comments. However, no action was taken against anti-Semitic Republicans or other prominent members of the House.
here is the list just a few of them.
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) planned a fundraiser with Nick Fuentes. declared It’s his “love” for Gab, a media platform popular with white supremacists, neo-Nazis and anti-Semites, and the communities that use it. Gosar’s family, including his brother, have condemned him.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) invited Holocaust denier Charles Johnson to be a guest at his State of the Union address. Gates frequently appears on “Infowars,” whose host, the infamous Alex Jones, Said“It’s not that Jews are to blame, it’s that they are the heads of the American Jewish mafia. They run Uber, they run healthcare, and they want to scare you and hurt you.”
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was suggested Deadly wildfires in California may have been caused by a laser from space controlled by a wealthy Jewish banker, scientists say. She shared a video quoting a Holocaust denier’s claim that “Zionist supremacists are plotting to promote immigration and miscegenation.”green attended Fuentes hosted the America First Political Action Conference in Orlando, where he questioned whether it was “a bad thing” to compare Vladimir Putin to Hitler.she voted against The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act “could make Christians guilty of anti-Semitism if they believed the gospel that Jesus was handed over to Herod by the Jews to be crucified.” This gospel is an interpretation of the Bible that was rejected decades ago by the Catholic Church and most Protestant establishments.
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (RN.Y.), who has been an active critic of educators who are said to be soft on anti-Semitism, said: claimed that In 2022, Republican Congressional candidate Carl Palladino’s words, “Hitler is the kind of leader we need today. We need someone who inspires,” will be taken out of context. I did. Stefanik also declined to comment on Trump’s dinner with Fuentes and Ye.
Shortly after Ye tweeted, “Death penalty 3 for Jews,” incoming Sen. Eric Schmidt (R-Missouri) tweeted. tweeted “America needs a @kanyewest @KidRock tour.” Former president claims he didn’t know anything about Nick Fuentes and claims Holocaust denial post was meant to test Reddit’s free speech algorithm Like Charles Johnson, who did so, Schmidt admitted that he was ignorant of Yeh’s “recent statements.” [antisemitic] comment. ”
Kari Lake is running for U.S. Senate from Arizona. I once said She said it was a “pleasure” to meet a Nazi sympathizer named Grayson Arnold and encouraged her followers to join Gab.
Most importantly, Trump has been appropriating anti-Semitic tropes since he came down the Trump Tower escalator in 2015. In 2016, his campaign launched a campaign in which three Jews (Soros, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, and Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein) supported fellow globalists at the expense of American workers. They ran ads accusing the list of designing policies that benefit them. tweeted An image of Hillary Clinton with a stack of hundred dollar bills and a Star of David over her face.
In 2018, Trump suggested that Soros would fund a migrant caravan from Central America. President Trump in 2023 at least sent His supporters received 790 emails accusing Soros and other “global conspirators” of numerous wrongdoings. As a textbook example, projectionPresident Trump tweeted that President Biden “hates Jews.”
too many republicans play double game: Condemns Democrats for not punishing hate speech in public schools, colleges and universities while tolerating or remaining silent about the anti-Semitism of their colleagues. Republicans should not be allowed to avoid this issue.
Glenn C. Altshuler is the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor Emeritus of American Studies at Cornell University.
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