Jewish leaders worry about rising antisemitism from the left
November 28, 2021 | District of Columbia
Jewish leaders say they are on edge about a rise in antisemitism from the political left in the U.S.
The recent spate of hate directed at Jews ranges from people asked to leave public events for looking “visibly Jewish” to sharp anti-Israel stances in Congress to descendants of the Holocaust being accused of supporting genocide. There has been “a slow but steady, unmistakable rise of antisemitism among progressive groups,” Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, recently wrote in an op-ed in The Washington Post.
He felt compelled to write the article after a liberal environmental group refused to participate in a voting rights rally because Jewish groups were going to be there.
The antisemitism, say Mr. Greenblatt and others, also manifests itself in incendiary language comparing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to “genocide,” a sensitive accusation for those whose ancestors were killed in the Holocaust. … (Excerpts from the Washington Times)
