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| | [[File:Farrakhanclinton.jpg|right|350ox|thumb|Democrats push anti-Semitism into the mainstream. [[Al Sharpton]], [[Jesse Jackson]] and [[Bill Clinton]] appear on stage with notorious anti-Semite [[Louis Farrakhan]], September 2018. Within a month, America suffered the worst mass killing of Jews in its history at the Tree of Life synagogue in [[Pittsburgh]].<ref>https://www.jta.org/2018/09/07/news-opinion/bill-clinton-shared-stage-louis-farrakhan-aretha-franklins-funeral</ref>]] | | [[File:Farrakhanclinton.jpg|right|350ox|thumb|Democrats push anti-Semitism into the mainstream. [[Al Sharpton]], [[Jesse Jackson]] and [[Bill Clinton]] appear on stage with notorious anti-Semite [[Louis Farrakhan]], September 2018. Within a month, America suffered the worst mass killing of Jews in its history at the Tree of Life synagogue in [[Pittsburgh]].<ref>https://www.jta.org/2018/09/07/news-opinion/bill-clinton-shared-stage-louis-farrakhan-aretha-franklins-funeral</ref>]] |
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| | The Democratic party has been accused of enabling anti-Semitism. [[Women's March]] co-founders [[Tamika Mallory]] and [[Linda Sarsour]] have been criticized for their outspoken support anti-Semite [[Louis Farrakhan]].<ref>Shaw, Adam (January 19, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/womens-march-supporters-peel-off-amid-anti-semitism-scandal Women’s March losing steam, supporters amid anti-Semitism concerns]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref> Mallory attended a [[Nation of Islam]] event hosted by Farrakhan, during which he referred to the "Satanic Jew" and declared that "the powerful Jews are my enemy".<ref name="KicinichImploding">{{cite news |last1=Kicinich |first1=Jackie |title=A Record Number of Women Were Just Elected, but the Women's March Is Imploding |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-record-number-of-women-were-just-elected-but-the-womens-march-is-imploding |accessdate=|publisher=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=19 November 2018}}</ref> | | The Democratic party has been accused of enabling anti-Semitism. [[Women's March]] co-founders [[Tamika Mallory]] and [[Linda Sarsour]] have been criticized for their outspoken support anti-Semite [[Louis Farrakhan]].<ref>Shaw, Adam (January 19, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/womens-march-supporters-peel-off-amid-anti-semitism-scandal Women’s March losing steam, supporters amid anti-Semitism concerns]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref> Mallory attended a [[Nation of Islam]] event hosted by Farrakhan, during which he referred to the "Satanic Jew" and declared that "the powerful Jews are my enemy".<ref name="KicinichImploding">{{cite news |last1=Kicinich |first1=Jackie |title=A Record Number of Women Were Just Elected, but the Women's March Is Imploding |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-record-number-of-women-were-just-elected-but-the-womens-march-is-imploding |accessdate=|publisher=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=19 November 2018}}</ref> |
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| | Two directors of the U.S.-based Jewish NGO the Anti-Defamation League, along with the president of the Zionist Organization of America, have criticized Sarsour's stance on Israel. Jonathan Greenblatt, the ADL's director, has said that Sarsour's support of BDS "encourages and spreads anti-Semitism".<ref name="Sales">{{cite news|title=[http://www.jta.org/2017/05/02/news-opinion/united-states/linda-sarsour-why-the-palestinian-american-activist-has-courted-controversy Linda Sarsour: Why the Palestinian-American activist is controversial]|agency=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> Sarsour has refused to condemn Farrakhan's extremely anti-Semitic rhetoric.<ref name=jpost>{{cite news|title=[http://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Womens-March-leaders-refuse-to-condemn-Farrakhan-after-antisemitic-speech-544074 Women’s March leaders refuse to condemn Farrakhan after antisemitic speech ]|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> Sarsour has called for [[Muslim]]s to carry out [[jihad]] against [[President Trump]] and has praised Imam Siraj Wahhaj,<ref><small>Siraj Wahhaj has said, "It is my duty and our duty as Muslims to replace the [[U.S. Constitution]] with the Quran." He has also said, "If [[Allah]] says 100 strikes, 100 strikes it is. If Allah says cut off their hand, you cut off their hand. If Allah says stone them to death, through the [[Prophet Muhammad]], then you stone them to death, because it’s the obedience of Allah and his messenger—nothing personal." Siraj Wahhaj is also the father of one of two men arrested on August 8, 2018, in [[New Mexico]]. The two were training 11 children to carry out [[Young mass murderers|school shootings]]. A 3-year-old boy was killed during an exorcism at the desert compound.</small></ref> named in court documents as an alleged “co-conspirator” in the [[1993 World Trade Center bombing]]. Awad is co-founder and Executive Director of the [[Council on American Islamic Relations]] (CAIR) which has direct ties to [[Hamas]]. | | Two directors of the U.S.-based Jewish NGO the Anti-Defamation League, along with the president of the Zionist Organization of America, have criticized Sarsour's stance on Israel. Jonathan Greenblatt, the ADL's director, has said that Sarsour's support of BDS "encourages and spreads anti-Semitism".<ref name="Sales">{{cite news|title=[http://www.jta.org/2017/05/02/news-opinion/united-states/linda-sarsour-why-the-palestinian-american-activist-has-courted-controversy Linda Sarsour: Why the Palestinian-American activist is controversial]|agency=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> Sarsour has refused to condemn Farrakhan's extremely anti-Semitic rhetoric.<ref name=jpost>{{cite news|title=[http://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Womens-March-leaders-refuse-to-condemn-Farrakhan-after-antisemitic-speech-544074 Women’s March leaders refuse to condemn Farrakhan after antisemitic speech ]|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> Sarsour has called for [[Muslim]]s to carry out [[jihad]] against [[President Trump]] and has praised Imam Siraj Wahhaj,<ref><small>Siraj Wahhaj has said, "It is my duty and our duty as Muslims to replace the [[U.S. Constitution]] with the Quran." He has also said, "If [[Allah]] says 100 strikes, 100 strikes it is. If Allah says cut off their hand, you cut off their hand. If Allah says stone them to death, through the [[Prophet Muhammad]], then you stone them to death, because it’s the obedience of Allah and his messenger—nothing personal." Siraj Wahhaj is also the father of one of two men arrested on August 8, 2018, in [[New Mexico]]. The two were training 11 children to carry out [[Young mass murderers|school shootings]]. A 3-year-old boy was killed during an exorcism at the desert compound.</small></ref> named in court documents as an alleged “co-conspirator” in the [[1993 World Trade Center bombing]]. Awad is co-founder and Executive Director of the [[Council on American Islamic Relations]] (CAIR) which has direct ties to [[Hamas]]. |
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| | + | ====BDS & AIPAC==== |
| | Rep. [[Rashida Tlaib]] supports the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|BDS movement]].<ref>Chasmar, Jessica (December 4, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/4/rashida-tlaib-newly-elected-democrat-endorses-anti/ Democratic Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib endorses anti-Israel BDS movement]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 5, 2019.</ref> Tlaib made a [[Liberal bigotry|bigoted]] tweet accusing Jewish-Americans of having divided loyalties, an attack frequently made by anti-Semites.<ref>Multiple references: | | Rep. [[Rashida Tlaib]] supports the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|BDS movement]].<ref>Chasmar, Jessica (December 4, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/4/rashida-tlaib-newly-elected-democrat-endorses-anti/ Democratic Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib endorses anti-Israel BDS movement]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 5, 2019.</ref> Tlaib made a [[Liberal bigotry|bigoted]] tweet accusing Jewish-Americans of having divided loyalties, an attack frequently made by anti-Semites.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Starr, Penny (January 7, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/democrat-rashida-tlaib-blasted-for-antisemitic-tweet-accusing-dual-loyalty-israel-bds/ Democrat Rashida Tlaib Blasted for Antisemitic Tweet: ‘They Forgot What Country They Represent’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 7, 2019. | | *Starr, Penny (January 7, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/democrat-rashida-tlaib-blasted-for-antisemitic-tweet-accusing-dual-loyalty-israel-bds/ Democrat Rashida Tlaib Blasted for Antisemitic Tweet: ‘They Forgot What Country They Represent’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 7, 2019. |