2nd gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks throughout the Yearly National Menorah Lighting at the White Home on Dec. 7, 2023.
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2nd gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks throughout the Yearly National Menorah Lighting at the White Home on Dec. 7, 2023.
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2nd gentleman Doug Emhoff stated on Thursday that a “crisis of antisemitism” was making it challenging for numerous Jews in America to commemorate Hanukkah, and singled out for criticism the presidents of 3 elite universities for their Capitol Hill testament today about antisemitism on school.
Speaking at an event to light the National Menorah, Emhoff pointed out the testament as an example of why numerous Jews have actually felt “sensation unmoored and scared” due to the fact that of reaction to Israel’s military reaction in Gaza to the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.
The presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania have actually been slammed for stopping working to state whether trainees requiring genocide would be disciplined. Liz Magill, the president of UPenn, stated the problem would be “context-dependent.” She has actually considering that said sorry.
” Seeing the presidents of a few of our most elite universities actually not able to knock requiring the genocide of Jews as antisemitic– that do not have of ethical clearness is just undesirable,” Emhoff stated.
” Let me be clear. When Jews are targeted due to the fact that of their beliefs or identity, and when Israel is singled out due to the fact that of anti-Jewish hatred, that is antisemitism. And it needs to be condemned and condemned unquestionably and without context,” he stated.
Because the Oct. 7 attacks, President Biden has actually pronounced unquestionable assistance for Israel while revealing issues about civilian deaths in Gaza. However surveys reveal a bulk of Democratic citizens seem like Israel’s reaction has actually gone too far.
Vice President Harris stated on Saturday that Israel required to do more to safeguard civilians in Gaza “A lot of innocent Palestinians have actually been eliminated. Honestly, the scale of civilian suffering and the images and videos originating from Gaza are ravaging,” she stated.
Emhoff– who is the very first Jewish partner of a president or vice president– has actually led White Home efforts on combating antisemitism, and previously this year he assisted reveal a strategy to increase security and security for Jewish neighborhoods.
At the National Menorah lighting event, he stated that Hanukkah was a time to “live out the tradition of the generations of forefathers who came before us” and “rededicate ourselves to welcoming our faith and practicing our customs.
” We can not reside in worry or hesitate. We need to constantly live freely and happily as Jews,” he stated.
In his remarks, 2nd gentleman Doug Emhoff condemned a trio of university presidents for what he called “an absence of ethical clearness” on antisemitism throughout congressional testament today.
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In his remarks, 2nd gentleman Doug Emhoff condemned a trio of university presidents for what he called “an absence of ethical clearness” on antisemitism throughout congressional testament today.
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