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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
True. Given that the majority of religious hate groups are against Jews, why isn't Obama condemning antisemitic sentiment (which is on the rise not only in Europe but here in America - on college campuses particularly). Why didn't Loretta Lynch speak out against the violence perpetrated against the Temple University Jewish student who was beaten within an inch of his life? [/quote]

We are in a situation in which a major political figure is actually engaging in anti-Muslim behavior and you are asking why other politicians are not speaking out against a different kind of prejudice? I would settle for Trump not speaking out against anti-Muslim and anti-Arab sentiment, but he actually flames the fires. If there is any doubt in your mind that both Obama and Lynch strongly oppose anti-Semitism, you are delusional.

What student are you referring to at Temple?
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I meant Arizona State. (There was a less violent incident at Temole, and got the two mixed up. The one at Arizona State was beat badly. I'll get a link. In the meantime, here's a horrible incident against a 12-year-old.
  http://www.liberalamerica.org/2016/05/24/jewish-student-violently-attacked-classmates-shouted-kill-jew/[/quote]
PP. OK, this is the one I was thinking of. It was Michigan State. (There was also a lesser one at Arizona, and I'm getting mixed up which hate crime occurred where.) This is the one I am thinking of. My point is that I haven't heard Obama speak out against antisemitic attacks on college campuses.
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/28/msu-student-knocked-unconscious-mouth-stapled-shut-in-alleged-hate-crime/[/quote]

The incidents that you cites are of course horrific. Obama has spoken out strongly against anti-Semitism:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obamas-powerful-condemnation-of-anti-semitism-we-are-all-jews/2016/01/29/9b32233c-c611-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_story.html

The difference between anti-Semitism and the anti-Muslim and anti-Arab prejudice is that all American politicians routinely and categorically condemn anti-Semitism. Anti-Muslim and anti-Arab prejudice, on the other hand, is being promoted by the Republican nominee for president. Surely you can acknowledge that difference?

Ironically, if there is any tolerance of anti-Semitism within American politics at all, it exists among the white nationalists/neo-Nazis supporting Trump. You may recall the infamous "sheriff's badge" or six-pointed star that Trump tweeted regarding Clinton. That originated on an anti-Semitic website.

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I was answering another poster before I saw your response, and I am glad (if one can be "glad" about anything when speaking of hate crimes) that you do acknowledge how horrific these antisemitic attacks were. I also read your link to the WP and am "glad" that Obama has indeed condemned this anti-Jewish sentiment. do feel, though, that the degree to which anntisemitism exists in this country is brushed under the rug, as people always seem surprised that the majority of hate crimes are perpetrated against Jews.

(All that said, Muslim and black bigotry are of course also unacceptable and should be condemned.) [/quote]

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