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http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/adls-greenblatt-never-is-now-as-anti-semitism-spikes-in-america/2016/11/18/
ADL’s Greenblatt Steps Back on Bannon Accusations, Says Anti-Semitism
Spiking in America
The ADL is sounding the alarm on all channels: Anti-Semitism is spiking
in America.
By: Hana Levi Julian
Published: November 18th, 2016
Protesters demonstrate in front of Trump Tower in NYC more than a week
after Donald Trump is elected president-elect of the United States.
Photo Credit: DS LEVI PHOTOS
The ADL, which planted itself right in the middle of the battle against
Former Breitbart CEO Steve Bannon, has taken a first step back and
clarified that they “are unaware of any anti-Semitic statements from
Bannon.”
Nationally syndicated talk show host Dennis Prager called the initial
accusations against Bannon “libel” and said that the ADL had damaged
itself with the false claims.
The ADL’s remaining complaints against Bannon are primarily ideological
and editorial, they are not happy with Breitbart giving a platform to
right-wing authors such as Pamela Geller or that some of Breitbart’s
headlines are sensationalist.
In opening remarks at the ‘Never Is Now’ Summit on Anti-Semitism held
Thursday (Nov.17) in New York City, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO
Jonathan Greenblatt, who was formerly an aide to President Barak Obama,
had a grim warning about a spike in anti-Semitism in America, and the
incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Greenblatt commented that the organization had never before convened a
summit “like this” on anti-Semitism, describing its presence under the
surface of society “like a persistent and nagging ache,” chronic but
still one that Americans knew about and simply tried to keep under
control. This, he said, worked out.
“By and large, America and American life have been remarkably tolerant
and welcoming,” he said, “And yet, today, I think all of us fear that
something has changed. There are troubling signs. Now they may be
subtle, they may go unnoticed by the vast majority of Americans, but we
see them. We know.”
But Greenblatt then went on to say this year’s presidential election in
the United States saw the kind of hate “unlike anything we have seen in
recent history.” He added that the American Jewish community hasn’t seen
“this level of anti-Semitism in mainstream political and public
discourse” since the 1930s.
And he blamed the candidates; in particular, the winning candidate.
“This was an election where a presidential candidate criticized Israel
in a manner that evoked a blood libel; where another unapologetically
tweeted a sinister Star of David meme that had been created by white
supremacists; it promoted a campaign slogan that evoked the phrase most
associated with notorious Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh, and
sponsored a closing television ad that echoed anti-Semitic conspiracies
that have been used to justify anti-Jewish persecution for centuries,”
Greenblatt claimed.
“During this political season, we saw white supremacists use a triple
parentheses to target Jews online and simultaneously, relentlessly
harass and intimidate Jewish journalists on social media with
anti-Semitic tropes and horrific images of the Holocaust.”
Greenblatt alleged that the incoming administration of President-elect
Donald Trump is planning the first steps of what appears to be an ethnic
registration program targeting Muslim citizens of the United States. He
used the claim, misquoting several campaign promises by then-candidate
Donald Trump and demonizing the incoming Trump administration before it
has even entered office, before it has taken any action at all.
“There recently have been reports that the new Administration plans to
force Muslim-Americans to register for some sort of master government
list. Look, Islamic extremism is a threat to us all. But as Jews, we
know what it means to be registered and tagged, held out as different
from our fellow citizens.
“As Jews, we know the righteous and just response. All of us have heard
the story of the Danish king who said if his country’s Jews had to wear
a gold star…all of Denmark would too.
“I pledge to you right here and now, because I care about the fight
against anti-Semitism, that if one day in these United States, if one
day Muslim-Americans will be forced to register their identities, then
that is the day that this proud Jew will register as a Muslim. Because
fighting prejudice against the marginalized is not just the fight of
those minorities. It’s our fight. Just as the fight against
anti-Semitism is not only the fight of us Jews. It’s everyone’s fight.”
The son-in-law and daughter of President-elect Donald Trump would
undoubtedly agree: They are both observant, modern Orthodox Jews raising
their children in American society. And despite claims to the contrary,
new White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is also a strong advocate
for Israel and Jews, according to Jewish journalists who have worked
with him, and his own statemetns and actions in the past.
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http://www.adl.org/press-center/press-releases/miscellaneous/adl-statement-trump-appointment-priebus-bannon.html#.WC5Cs9V95Ea
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/17/bannon-breitbart-anti-defamation-league-backs-down/
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