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Abe Foxman Fears ‘Major Calamity’ Could Send Unstable Trump Over The Edge

JL;DR SUMMARY Retired Anti-Defamation League leader Abe Foxman voices significant concerns regarding President Trump's mental stability and potential responses to crises, such as a major terrorist attack in the U.S. Foxman fears Trump might exploit such events to expand executive powers, potentially undermining civil liberties. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationJewish SecurityCharlottesvilleRadical IslamIsrael U.S. RelationsNational EmergencyAbe FoxmanFar Right ViolenceExecutive Powers

Places mentioned

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
"Foxmans concerns about Trumps stability have only grown since the presidents bizarre remarks following the violent gathering of far right forces in Charlottesville, Virginia."
New York, United States
"Its a scary scenario, he said, while nursing a bottle of Poland Spring sparkling water in Fresco, a midtown Manhattan eatery."
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
"The presidents denunciation of the press Tuesday in Phoenix, for its coverage of Charlottesville has left Foxman even more disturbed."
Switzerland
"a hotel in Switzerland that put up signs warning Jewish guests to bathe before using the pool"
Australia
"a community in Australia that refused a permit for a synagogue on the grounds it would endanger the neighborhood with terrorism"
California, United States
"a pair of California imams who invoked a Koranic verse to call for death to Jews"
Israel
"What keeps me up, he explained, is the dependence of Israel on the United States, because in the real world there is no one else."
Ethiopia
"How the world treats Jews is a function of knowing how America has stood up for Syrian Jews, Ethiopian Jews,"

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