Trump, at Hanukkah reception, condemns anti-Semitism

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Pressure had been building on Trump to denounce anti-semitism since explosive tweets of PA shooting suspect made headlines few weeks ago:




Trump, at Hanukkah reception, condemns anti-Semitism

By REBECCA MORIN
12/06/2018

President Donald Trump condemned anti-Semitism on Thursday during a reception marking Hanukkah at the White House, saying that it was the nation’s duty to stop such hostility.

“Throughout history, the Jewish people have suffered unthinkable repression and terrible violence, yet in the face of this hardship, the Jewish people have endured, overcome and thrived. Thrived like few, that I can tell you,” the president said, before mentioning the deadly attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in late October.

Eleven Jewish Americans were killed there on Oct. 27 by Robert Gregory Bowers, who posted anti-Semitic remarks online before the shooting. It was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the U.S. Anti-Semitism in the country has worsened during the past several years, with reported episodes increasing nearly 60 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
“In the aftermath of that wicked assault, we reaffirmed our solemn duty to confront anti-Semitism everywhere it occurs,” Trump said on Thursday. “We must stamp out this vile hatred from the world.”
The president has been criticized for enabling white nationalists, although he has denied being racist.
At the reception, Trump reaffirmed his commitment to Israel and said his administration would always stand with its “cherished friend and partner.” The president also brought Holocaust survivors to the stage.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...mitism-1048013






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