{"id":82261,"date":"2015-12-14T17:04:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T01:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=82261"},"modified":"2023-09-08T03:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T11:44:25","slug":"over-10000-jews-sign-registry-saying-never-again-to-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=82261","title":{"rendered":"Over 10,000 Jews Sign Registry Saying \u2018Never Again\u2019 To Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blog<\/a>: Nazi comparisons in politics should not be thrown around lightly, but as one Jewish website noted; when a politician suggests following the actual path of the Nazis, it is time to be bold. It is for that reason, that over 10,000 American Jews have signed a \u201cregistry\u201d to fight back.<\/p>\n

The rhetoric from GOP front-runner Donald Trump has been growing increasingly more alarming and dangerous each day. From calling for a \u201cregistry\u201d to track Muslims to proposing an outright ban on Muslim immigrants \u2014 the former reality television star appears to have actually crossed the line into total fascist demagoguery and hate speech.<\/p>\n

In response, website vs Goliath \u2014 an initiative of Bend the Arc \u2014 has called on their readers to sign their names condemning the discrimination against the Muslim people. They wrote:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea that any group of American citizens should be singled out, profiled and discriminated against isn\u2019t only profoundly un-American. It\u2019s against everything that we stand for as American Jews.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why we\u2019re creating our own \u2018registry\u2019 to fight back. We need thousands of American Jews to be courageous and stand up against Trump\u2019s terrifying plan. By acting quickly and acting together we can get the attention of national media and force Trump to be held responsible.<\/p>\n

When we say \u2018never again\u2019 we mean it.\u201d
\nThe letter to Trump calls on him to retract his statements and apologize immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cDear Donald Trump,<\/p>\n

When we say \u2018never again\u2019 it\u2019s not just about Jews, it\u2019s about everyone.<\/p>\n

As an American Jew, I\u2019m adding my name to our own \u2018registry\u2019 in solidarity with my Muslim neighbors.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no place for your rhetoric in American politics in the 21st century. Retract your statements and apologize immediately.\u201d
\nUpon reaching 8,000 signatures, the letter\/\u201dregistry\u201d was delivered to the Trump campaign, and they say they will deliver it once again when it reaches 20,000. As of Thursday evening, 10,426 people had added their names.<\/p>\n

The website also linked to an interfaith letter, for people of any faith to sign in solidarity. The interfaith letter in support of the Muslim community currently has over 13,000 signatures as well.<\/p>\n

This is far from the first showing of support and solidarity from the Jewish community to their Muslim neighbors.<\/p>\n

The Anti-Defamation League, one of the largest and most well-respected Jewish organizations in the country has been extremely vocal in denouncing the hate speech seeping from the republican leaders and pundits.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the Jewish community, we know all too well what can happen when a particular religious group is singled out for stereotyping and scapegoating,\u201d Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL\u2019s CEO said in a statement. \u201cWe also know that this country must not give into fear by turning its back on its fundamental values, even at a time of great crisis.\u201d
\nThe American Jewish Committee\u2019s director, David Harris, has also released a statement in solidarity with the Muslim community.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Jews who are now observing Hanukkah, a holiday that celebrates a small religious minority\u2019s right to live unmolested, we are deeply disturbed by the nativist racism inherent in the candidate\u2019s latest remarks,\u201d Harris said. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to go back to the Hanukkah story to see the horrific results of religious persecution; religious stereotyping of this sort has been tried often, inevitably with disastrous results.\u201d
\nOther groups such as J Street, the National Jewish Democratic Council and JAC, have also spoken out against the hateful rhetoric, to name a few.<\/p>\n

While Trump\u2019s passionate hate and fear mongering is most certainly bringing out the worst in many Americans, it is undeniably also bringing out the best in others, and love will always defeat hate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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