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The Forward - News that Matters to American Jews
December 29, 2019
Rep Eric Swalwell | We Must Hold Trump Accountable For Embracing Anti-Semitism
Hate is on the rise in America, oozing like poison into our national dialogue and even into our governments official business. Its on all of us to call it out, and tone it down.
FBI data shows hate crimes reached a 16-year high in 2018. Even California, which has some of the strongest hate crime laws in the nation and proudly celebrates diversity and inclusiveness, isnt immune to this troubling trend. Anti-Jewish hate crimes rose in California by nearly a quarter from 2017 to 2018, even while overall hate crimes in the state remained flat.
Anti-Semitic robocalls made the rounds in the East Bay, in and near my district, during the 2018 election cycle. And just this past August, fliers accusing Jews and Israel of masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks were posted at several locations in Novato, also near the San Francisco Bay.
This isnt happening in a vacuum. Its happening as President Donald Trump and his allies dabble in hate-baiting propaganda. From refusing to unconditionally condemn the 2017 neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville to accusing American Jewish Democrats of disloyalty, President Trump has tacitly or explicitly empowered extremism in ways not seen in generations.
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https://forward.com/opinion/436231/rep-eric-swallwell-we-must-hold-trump-accountable-for-spreading-hate-for/
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Rep Eric Swalwell We Must Hold Trump Accountable For Embracing Anti-Semitism (Original Post)
babylonsister
Dec 2019
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UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)1. You damn skippy he is and they are. nt
democrank
(11,104 posts)2. Rep. Swalwell is a truth teller
hate-baiting propaganda
femmedem
(8,207 posts)3. Every time Swallwell says something I respect him more.
Fast becoming one of my heroes.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)4. Yes! Definitely! K&R!!! n/t
Hekate
(90,793 posts)5. I really lke this guy