Rabbi in Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s district compares Trump rally to 'Nazi Germany'
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Faith leaders in Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home district are standing firmly behind her in the face of attacks from President Trump , despite disagreeing with some of her comments on Israel .
Rabbi Avi Olitzky of Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, called chants of "send her home" at the president’s rally Wednesday night in Greenville, North Carolina, “terrifying."
In an interview on ABC News Live’s “The Briefing Room,” Rabbi Olitzky told MaryAlice Parks he can’t “sit or stand silently while our sitting president issues such racist rhetoric.”
Olitzky went on to compare what he saw at the North Carolina rally to some of history’s darkest hours.
"This is a very eerie wave of similar situations in history, be that Nazi Germany or elsewhere," he said, adding that people don’t seem afraid to be “publicly hateful and publicly loud.”
The rabbi called on all political leaders to stop using “the Jewish community as a political football.”
In an op-ed in the Times of Israel titled "Enough with the Noise and the Vitriol," Olitzky wrote, “We cannot fall victim to the political tricks that rely on racism, and the meme of antisemitism, to bolster both sides, while still doing immense communal harm.”
Olitzky told ABC News he has met with Rep. Omar and her staff on numerous occasions -- including in Washington, D.C.
In a Facebook post he defended Rep. Omar.
"Even if her previous remarks may be offensive and even if she disagrees with the policies of the current Israeli government, I cannot stay silent today. I stand fully beside her -- and her colleagues -- and support her in the face of the recent racist tweets of the president. This is not how we engage in civil dialogue. This is not how we do business and politics in this country. We are and have been better than this. We need to be better than this," he wrote.
Olitzky called on both sides to rise above this and talk to each other.
“What is happening now is both sides are just screaming into these echo chambers, supporters on both sides are not even listening to each other.”
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Hey.... Trump supporters....! Any of this sinking in yet? My German neighbors and co-workers see the parallels to 1930 German, why can't you?
they choose
not to see, what is so damn blatant and evident, in so many of Trump's rallies, that he depends on to reassure his insecure ass, that some people really are that gullible.
Ever see a televised meeting where idiots he has appointed , bend over backwards, kissing his fat old ass...?
Disgusting in so many ways.
.
unfortunately, we have a 'sick' individual, in our damn White House.
bout time people started facing reality, cause those that voted for this unstable mental midget, possibly weren't so aware, but after his non stop display of instability and so many MORE LIES,
WTF
this non stop Defense , of one who is just one giant
offense, is getting offensive.
Wake up people !
Getting offensive....? The only explanation is that his supporters must be just like him. No morals, no ethics, definitely no understanding of the Constitution, nor history either. I just don't understand it.
You are correct, it's been beyond offensive since his campaign, where Republicans and company, failed to call him out for the racist fckn buffon that he is.
The
GOP,
is off the charts on this, and has allowed for this unstable mental midget, to infect the weaker minded with LIE upon LIE, as they stood by and did not call out this POS, masquerading as a duly elected potUS, due to his adherence to an agenda where they stood to have their conservative judges appointed, his asinine family anointed, the climate disappointed, Corporations ecstatic, the Conservative Bible Thumpers confused, the whole basic party eradick, the ignorant base infused,
leaving our allies to Wonder, how we elected such a fckn blunder, bred
for breaking ,
but not White,
monies for taking, but not right,
left to his own devices,
as only more and tighter vices,
all while, the clown can't get a grip.
As
Putin pulls strings, and Trump sings, while unable to carry a tune, as he yells out more attacks, relieves the richest,
of more tax, as he shifts the burdens, on the feeble mind it, who Don't
seem to
at all.
What a glowing failure, that is going to decimate the Grand Ole Party
of Pussy Grabbers, back stabbers, and 'right' jabbers,
as he boxes them into a corner their consciousness can't wrestle out of
,
cause Division, is how he multiples, with never ending lies
that will,
eventually be his demise...
WTF is taking so long ?
Cult of personality , that a cult would follow, but no pitcher to catch the cool aid, pornstar to be laid, playmate to make a frayed, noose to come loose, trained, but by the caboose , off track, but still grabbin on that bus, that continues to run over any and all
he chooses to toss under,
what a collusal fckn blunder
The GOP will eventually pay dearly
He's offensive enough to gag a maggot
On the surface, their may be superficial parallels such as the virulent anti-semites elected to Congress by Democrats. And there is Antifa, a masked paramilitary group that attacks citizens in streets and commits terrorist attacks against government institutions that recalls the SA. And, of course, the Democratic Party itself, like the Nazis, survives on racial identity politics and class war.
But America in 2019 is led by a President who submits to the Rule of Law. Who follows Supreme Court rulings even when they are wrong. Who submits to a years long investigation by an independent counsel armed with extraordinary powers. Where elections are held and opposition parties win power. When one looks at the big picture, it becomes apparent how stupid and offensive the comparison is.
So long as the progressive left is remains out of power, the fever dreams of Nazis behind every corner will remain simply a nightmare.
And you wonder why those of the Jewish faith support democrats in the range of 76%.
As for the rest of your post, well, it's good for a laugh.
Thats cause Benjamin and he, have a few things in common.
Trumpp has no friends!
And your proof to support your statement would be....what?
Mine came from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The JTA is a not-for-profit corporation governed by an independent board of directors. It claims no allegiance to any specific branch of Judaism or political viewpoint. "We respect the many Jewish and Israel advocacy organizations out there,
which one ?
How many Democrats in Congress are Jewish, and how many Jewish members does the GOP have in it's ranks.
Take a look, and see if your post makes sense
yea, why should the fact that almost every Jewish member in the House and Senate, is Democratic, not actually mean, the GOP, is a better friend to Israel...?
i got away with
"which one" ...?
U C here, in the USA, we R free to express our opinions, and we R not supposed to be threatened for it.
Is Trump from Russia?, cause he hasn't realized this, as of yet.
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ILL ride in the FRONT
on my way back, i'll have You know.
That's like arguing , the Southern democrats of the 1930s weren't racists, because blacks in other areas of voted for FDR.
Might want to think through what you are trying to argue.
Seriously?
And then tries to circumvent them
How can anybody take you seriously when you don't know the difference between there, their and they're?
Funny how far right wingers consistently exhibit a lack of education.
Which makes him different from Obama how exactly?
Less Pigment
See that's where you and yours get it wrong FW. Being against the ACTS of Israel is NOT anti-Semitic. Ask Buzz if you need the definition.
BTFW, if signing a $38 BILLION military aid package, the BIGGEST in history, is 'taking a major dump on Israel, how much does it cost to be considered a friend?
I bet you'll see a significant change in that percentage after the 2020 election.
Not always, Dulay. Unfair criticism that puts Israel to a double standard is still antisemitic, but even I have been critical of Israel sometimes.
An NT member, in an attempt to disparage Israel as bleeding the USA's economy, actually posted a comment saying that Israel gets from the USA MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS A DAY.
While actually, a very big percentage of the stretched over a TEN YEAR PERIOD $38 BILLION is spent in America, helping to support American industry and jobs.
His own party should have done that.
To all participants:
If this conversation doesn't take on a more civil tone, I will be locking the discussion.
it's civil,
but i'll let you do your job as you see fit.
My condolences.
Tensions are pretty high on the subject these days Sandy. My apologies, but given the history of the last decade, if we don't call racism and hatred out as it happens, history can and will repeat.
As the seeder, I'm going to ask for some latitude here.
Heated discussions are fine. Uncivil discussions with personal attacks from both sides are not.
I'm confident that you can remain civil while still getting your point across.
I have no doubt about the difficulties and harshness you grew up with, and still probably still experience today MUVA.
For that reason alone, many of us don't understand why you can't see what so many Americans and people from around the world can so clearly see. Are you so sure of your stance with regards to Trump that you are going to disregard what over half of Americans think about him? Do the concerns about Trump by the NAACP and other minority support organizations mean nothing to you?
....And Trump's racist rhetoric is responsible for the negative and uncivil tone in America today.
You want to talk about me or the subject of this seed Wally? Is it possible that you are just trying to shut down a topic that you can't argue against?
y r u here then ?
nope, I disagree with you.
Trump's racist rhetoric is responsible for his own tone alone. The negativity and uncivil tone by other people are the responsibility of those people. People are responsible for their own actions and their own choices. Basically what you are doing when you blame Trump for the civil unrest we see in this country is no different than the old Flip Wilson line, "The devil made me do it".
While I agree that people are responsible for their own actions and choices they see their president saying some really outrageous things and now think it's ok to go about spouting whatever they want to. And then get all cry baby when you tell them that their rhetoric is bullshit.
I'm all for free speech...but that doesn't mean you won't get your nose punched if you offend the wrong person.
I would give much to get close enough to Trump to kick his ass.
Pretty sure the secret service works overtime for this widely hated president.
You understand, Sandy... that you are explaining to vandals how they can get you to shut down anything they don't like?
Republicans are not committed to civility, it is nothing but an empty talking point. The vitriol directed toward Obama by the right wing was appalling and based on racism. It still goes on today but it is coming from the highest office in the country and all Republicans are doing are making excuses for it. Trump himself has destroyed the notion that there are "both sides" to anything. He made it clear there is only one side and he expects to be king with nothing but abject followers who bow down to him.
This was meant for here:
It’s been the 1930s in America since the 1960s at at least. The same groups of people who claim trump is nazism reborn were saying the same things about Goldwater and every republican in between. It’s how they try and scare voters and distract from Their own racial obsessions. McCain, who is a saint now that he is safely dead, was called a Nazi by the same people just over a decade ago.
It’s a canard almost as old as the war itself.
Yet you ignore attacks on journalists, government institutions from this year..
And here's another obvious fact that the simpletons braying about America=Nazi Germany always ignore. This murderer is going to jail for life. In an actual regime of nascent Nazism, these crimes are celebrated and not punished. See the massive distinction there?
The Jews in Nazi Germany didn't have to fake hate crimes to show how oppressed they were.
Kudos on sticking to pics, Bob. words are hard!
But thanks for reminding us that perpetrators hate crimes are often sentenced to death too. It proves my point nicely.
Please give us links/sources to your claim of leftist attacks on journalists and government institutions in this country
And this decade
You do know who that guy is, don't you?
It's Dylan Routh...the young "man" who shot to death African-Americans in their church while they were praying
Do you not read the news?
In the last month Antifa attacked a journalist and just last week an antifa guy firebombed a immigration facility.
you need better news sources if that is news to you.
Yes I know who that is. That's why I said he's been sentenced to death. Because we aren't anything like Nazi Germany, hate crimes are punished. Whether a one shoots up a black church in South Carolina or target whites in a church in Tennessee, the government punishes you harshly. The point you are missing is that actual oppressive governments don't punish perpetrators of hate crimes. When that starts, you can start the Nazis comparison. When best you can do to claim our government is becoming 1930s Germany is to show pictures of people facing life in prison or death for hate crimes, you look like an idiot.
Do you think the Nazis were executing citizens for attacking Jews? Or Jews had to actually fake hate crimes in Nazi Germany to create impression they were being oppressed?
Sean knows perfectly well. He gets very excited about property damage by antifa... but doesn't seem at all upset by murders by neo-fascists...
Ethical standards...
Assaulting a journalist is property damage now?
I'm happy the driver and church shooter will never be free. I think they both should be executed. I have no problem condemning what they did, its horrific.
You, however, constantly minimize and defend domestic terrorism. Ignoring assaults. Calling a firebombing "property damage" etc etc...
Its clear you have an agenda to exploit certain crimes and minimize others. Forgive me for not sharing your acceptance of violence and terrorism in place of debate.
It's simple, Sean.
The left never killed anyone. The right kills regularly.
It's simple.
Sure Bob. Now you are denying reality. Putting aside the tens of millions they killed internationally (easy for the left to do), you obviously haven't been paying attention to domestic news either. [deleted]
A picture is worth a thousand words.
When you can't argue, virtue signal.
still haven't denounced assaulting reporters or using firebombs I see...
You prove my point nicely. When people [deleted] who justify beating reporters and domestic terrorism, are in charge, then we have to worry about turning into 1930s Germany. As long as people who object to and punish political violence are applying the laws, we are as from 1930s Germany as a country could be.
still haven't denounced murder
STRETCHHHHHHH
I've literally condemned it and called for the execution of the perpetuators . But Fine Bob, not only do I DENOUNCE murder, I deplore it. I decry it. I revile murder. Murder is not good. It's bad, mmkay.
Well at least for that one you didn't make the claim that his victims 'faked' a hate crime.
You have a loose definition of 'journalist'.
Since you used a lower case a for antifa, I presume you know that he wasn't a member of Antifa.
Thanks for being so clear, Sean...
Now... will you remember this tomorrow, and put it into application?
Will you condemn specifically White Supremacist murder?
We shall see..........
It's easy to see everything that is going on, and be all negative about it, looking only at the so-called "bad", but let's look on the bright side for a minute. The confrontational vitriol and open political hatred is very promising to me. I like the fact that we are finally, openly and viciously attacking one another, clearing the air of our dirty laundry.
I like it much better than the passive-aggressive hand-wringing we were doing before. Hopefully we can hurry up to the wet work that is coming, and get this all sorted out for good. Some will win, some will lose, but at least it will be over for a couple of generations.
That reminds me, I need to clean my shotgun...
"Even if her previous remarks may be offensive"
Amazing how the good rabbi could not find the time,microphone or camera to denounce the obvious anti semetic comments by Omar, but was able to jump in front of the first media she could find to denounce the President for his comments.
Liberals like to point out that 76 percent of Jews are democrat, so it is probably not a surprise to say she is one.
Pretty sad that she needs to call out someone who has shown the highest support of your religion and country where your religion essentially began thousands of years ago, but are silent on the person who probably hates you because of your religion, and would have no problem if you and the Jewish state of Israel, disappear from the face of the planet, all in the name of politics.
As I explained above, the Rabbi is a good citizen and is supportive of his (her?) government representative whom he (she?) most likely voted for, but he (she?) also made it clear that he (she?) did not support her antisemitism and Israel-bashing. He (she?) certainly didn't deny it.
No she didn't deny it. She had to say something that "condemned" Omar because she promptly went on to bash Trump. If she didn't, she would rightfully be called out as just another liberal hypocrite, never mind her religion.
What does that even mean.
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Liberals say that American Jews are 76 percent more likely to vote democrat. She never condemned Omar for her anti semetism because she is more than likely a democrat, and Omar has the almighty D after her name.
She HAD to say something to criticize Omar the other day, so that when she tried to slam Trump, she would not be called out as just another liberal hypocrite...one of millions.
Hope that helps.
The the house passed a resolution condemning antisemitism and all forms of hate speech.
Do you really think that will cut any ice with Trump? He thinks he is above the law as it is, he is not likely to give a whit about what the House does in any way.
HE is a blogger @ the Times of Israel if you'd like to review his writings. HE has criticized Omar in them. HE bashes Trump AND Bibi. HE gives cogent thoughtful reasons for doing so.
Hitler's methods (so well illustrated by you), as abhorrent as they were, certainly were successful in getting most of Germany's citizens to support him, weren't they? Their denials, in most cases, were not heard until they lost the war.
I don't think anyone says that America today is Germany then.But lots of people, including me, are saying that we're headed in that direction, and that the time to change direction is now.
Complacency was a bad idea in Germany then, and complacency is a bad idea in America today:
Not only did he allow the chant to go on, but he stood their with his usual smug look, proud of his Trumpbots.
Agree. Then on a news report later when he was trying his best to deny he approved of it he said he began to speak very quickly to try to get it to dye down right away. This even after he was shown the video where he stood there and let the chant go on with his smug Mussolini face of approval for 13 seconds. It proved his blatant lie, yet, he still denied that he allowed it to go on with his obvious approval.
He lies. It doesn't matter that there's video showing the truth. He'll just lie a bit more.
"Rabbi in Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s district compares Trump rally to 'Nazi Germany'"
Not quite, but it is quickly getting there.