Joe Biden Tries Do-over on Antisemitism with New Statement as Attacks Continue
Joel B. Pollak 28 May 2021
President Joe Biden issued a new statement condemning antisemitism on Friday, four days after tweeting about the ongoing spate of antisemitic violence across the nation, and a week after his silence prompted Jewish groups to demand a response.
The last two weeks have seen a major surge in attacks against Jews, both in the U.S. and around the world, after Hamas, a Palestinian terror group that controls Gaza, launched thousands of rockets at civilians in Israel’s densely populated cities.
Synagogues have been vandalized; roving gangs of pro-Palestinian thugs have assaulted passersby and diners at outdoor restaurants in New York and Los Angeles; and individuals wearing Jewish symbols have been attacked on the street.
Last Friday, after several days of violence, Biden still had not said anything, though he had signed a hate crimes bill to fight anti-Asian bigotry. Jewish groups wrote a letter to the president, urging him to speak out. But he declined to say anything.
Finally, on Monday, Biden tweeted a statement: “The recent attacks on the Jewish community are despicable, and they must stop. I condemn this hateful behavior at home and abroad — it’s up to all of us to give hate no safe harbor.”
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