"I would like a commitment to use the office of the president to ensure Congress passes legislation not only condemning anti-Semitism but protecting houses of worship and other religious organizations from anti-Semitic acts and appropriating resources to strengthen the security protecting Jewish institutions and buildings." ...
"We've all been at our rabbi’s house for some event. The thought of somebody coming in with a machete and just hacking away is truly terrifying. And I think that's why that attack, as well as the Jersey City attack, felt different than the Pittsburgh Tree of Life shooting. In ...
"I would say the president has done a pretty good job of addressing anti-Semitism. I think he's been a strong supporter of the State of Israel. I think, substantively, he’s been very friendly and very good to the Jews. On the other hand, when I look at the Democratic Party, ...
"Anti-Semitism is one area where the far-right and far-left kind of meet. Both sides are responsible in that sense. The far-left tends to be aggressors online but who knows where that could be originating from—it could be foreign influence. The far-right tends to be more likely to carry out violent, ...
"Some people say they love Jews, but they don’t like Israel. But if a person is anti-Israel in the sense of being against the Jewish state and they support BDS they are anti-Semitic 100 percent. BDS is absolutely like what the Nazis did in Germany in terms of discriminating against ...
"I think President Trump’s record speaks for itself. It is obvious that he has supported Israel and Jewish causes for the past three years unequivocally; he doesn’t flinch. " ...
"I cannot stand 'the squad.' I cannot stand where they’re coming from. And then there’s Bernie Sanders who I don’t understand at all. He worked on a kibbutz and members of his family on his father’s side were killed by Hitler. I don’t know why he became a socialist. If ...
"It’s the far-right that holds marches and says 'Jews will not replace us.' It's the far-right who are unabashedly anti-Semitic and racist. No question about it. But I don't let the left off the hook either. I marched in Washington the day after the inauguration. I had my pink hat ...
"The rise of hate attacks against Jews in our country is appalling. It’s not only the shootings and stabbings but the fact that in my synagogue we have to have a police officer during Shabbat services. We’re living in a time where we feel so unsafe to be Jewish in ...
"I do believe the BDS movement is inherently anti-Semitic. I don’t think it’s just about rights for Palestinians. I think it’s anti-Semitic in its roots and that’s where the folks who are driving it are coming from." ...
"President Trump didn’t invent this stuff, but he's certainly been the cheerleader-in-chief. He has been a catalyst and encourager for the spread of hate and racism in a way that I've never seen before. All we have to do is watch Trump's rallies. They're very violent. They really remind one ...
"In general, when politicians talk about anti-Semitism, they mix it up with this greater concept of overall hatred and bigotry. Anti-Semitism has always been a unique and pernicious disease. It is not the same thing as discriminating against Muslims or African Americans. It’s its own unique thing. And too often ...