Representative Steve King told The New York Times in an interview published Thursday that he is not a racist — but he wondered when terms like “white nationalist” and “white supremacist” became something unsavory and wrong. “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” King said. “Why did I sit…
In the aftermath of the Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh, the argument over the source of danger to American Jews — the social justice left or the right’s white nationalist movement — is over. Right-wing anti-Semitism and white nationalism pose the single greatest threat to the safety of the American Jewish community. Our response…
In the aftermath of the Pittsburgh massacre, Jews all over the world sought to make sense of the horror that was the single greatest act of violence targeting Jews in the history of the United States of America. For some people, that meant expressions of solidarity. For some it meant turning to religion, engaging in…
The Wisconsin high school students who appeared to have posed in a Nazi salute may not be punished because of free speech, the school district said in response to the photo that caused outrage online. Baraboo School District Administrator Lori Mueller sent out a letter last week, explaining that the district finished part of its…
For anyone serious about fighting anti-Semitism, the aftermath of the Pittsburgh shooting that left 11 Jews dead last month was utterly dispiriting. Too many who rushed to comment seemed all too eager to express not only shock and grief about the murder, but to take this opportunity to tout partisan political views. On the left,…
In the wake of the horrific massacre in Pittsburgh that left 11 Jews dead, the Jewish community came together. Groups that are often at odds with each other found unity in mourning the slain. While the attack happened at a Conservative synagogue, the Orthodox community was just as vocal in its communal mourning. There were…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump said he rejects white supremacism and anti-Semitism, but did not say how he would counter the phenomena and angrily rejected claims that his rhetoric spurs division. Reporters peppered Trump with questions about a range of issues in a free-wheeling press conference on Wednesday after Trump’s Republican Party lost control…
GOP Rep. Steve King was reelected in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, despite condemnation for his anti-Semitic and racist rhetoric, The Hill reported. King, now a nine-term representative, beat out Democrat opponent J.D. Scholten 50.4%-47%. Not one for dog whistles, King has been uncensored when it comes to his white nationalist viewpoints. He has a long…
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