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Abe Foxman Says Wave Of Anti-Semitic Hate Is No ‘Crisis’ — And Jews Should Lay Off Trump

JL;DR SUMMARY Abraham Foxman, former national director of the Anti-Defamation League, calls for Jewish leaders to "cool it" with critiques of President Trump amid a rise in antisemitic incidents. 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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Anti Defamation LeagueJewish CommunityDonald TrumpHate CrimesLaw EnforcementAntisemitic IncidentsAbraham FoxmanFar Right ExtremismPolitical ExploitationCultural Issues

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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
"Foxman spoke before the arrest of a St. Louis man for allegedly making several of the JCC threats."
New York, United States
"Foxman, who now heads the center for study of anti-Semitism at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in in New York, believes the Jewish community is making a serious mistake in trying to pin the raise of anti-Semitism on Trump and in expecting the president to come up with the answer to the problem."
Seattle, Washington, United States
"During his years at the ADL, Foxman experienced incidents where Jews and non-Jews were killed in anti-Semitic attacks including in Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles and in Washington."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"During his years at the ADL, Foxman experienced incidents where Jews and non-Jews were killed in anti-Semitic attacks including in Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles and in Washington."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"During his years at the ADL, Foxman experienced incidents where Jews and non-Jews were killed in anti-Semitic attacks including in Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles and in Washington."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"During his years at the ADL, Foxman experienced incidents where Jews and non-Jews were killed in anti-Semitic attacks including in Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles and in Washington."
Israel
"In Israel, he was the features editor for Haaretz and chief editor of Channel 1 TV evening news."
Canada
"He was born in Canada and grew up in Israel."

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