Subject: Re: response to anti-semitism against jewish reporters by trump supporters
From: Sarah E Arkin <[email-masked]>
To: "Weinberg, Aaron" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]>, "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>, "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>, "P. Aikowsky" <[email-masked]>, "Banfill, Ryan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 08:59:05 -0400

meant to paste:

*DNC Chair, Jewish Community Leaders Denounce Anti-Semitic Vitriol Against
Jewish Reporters in 2016 campaign*

Today, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined Jewish community
leaders from the Anti-Defamation League, the National Jewish Democratic
Council, and Bend the Arc to denounce anti-Semitic vitriol against Jewish
reporters in the 2016 campaign.

Throughout the 2016 campaign, journalists reporting on Donald Trump’s
candidacy have been met with hatred and vitriol inspired by the Republican
nominee himself.  In fact, the Wall Street Journal recently reported how
Trump inspires white supremacists in a story titled: “White Nationalists
See Advancement Through Donald Trump’s Candidacy
<http://www.wsj.com/articles/white-nationalists-see-advancement-through-donald-trumps-candidacy-1463523858>.”
Whether it’s Trump’s campaign manager assaulting a female reporter, or
Donald Trump commanding the crowd to direct their anger towards the press
during his rallies, it’s clear Trump’s supporters derive this kind of
violent behavior and extreme rhetoric towards the press from the man
standing behind the podium[SA1] <#_msocom_1>

Furthermore, the Trump camp has shown no remorse or sympathy for reporters
who are subjected to abuse by Trump supporters. When GQ reporter Julia Ioffe
received
<http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/28/julia-ioffe-journalist-melania-trump-antisemitic-abuse?CMP=share_btn_fb>
hateful
messages in response to a profile she penned about Melania Trump, Ms. Trump
blamed the reporter, saying she “provoked
<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/politics/melania-trump-dujour/>” the
anti-Semitic abuse. Mr. Trump declined
<http://www.jta.org/2016/05/05/news-opinion/politics/trump-no-message-for-followers-who-flooded-reporter-with-anti-semitic-abuse>
to
denounce the followers who flooded that reporter with invective, saying he
had “no message,” for them. According to Politico, Jewish leaders on both
sides of the aisle were dismayed by Trump’s refusal to combat

Yesterday, Robert Kagan wrote this in the Washington Post about the fascist
threat posed by Trump’s candidacy
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-is-how-fascism-comes-to-america/2016/05/17/c4e32c58-1c47-11e6-8c7b-6931e66333e7_story.html>:
“A mass political movement is thus a powerful and, to those who would
oppose it, frightening weapon. When controlled and directed by a single
leader, it can be aimed at whomever the leader chooses.”

Predictably, when Jonathan Weisman of the New York Times, tweeted out a
passage from that op-ed, he was treated to similar anti-Semitic abuse
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/05/19/new-york-times-staffer-tweets-out-op-ed-critical-of-trump-faces-anti-semitic-avalanche/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter>
from
Trump supporters.

This is unacceptable. Until Trump makes a forceful denouncement of the
anti-Semitic vitriol his supporters have directed at Jews and Jewish
reporters, he is condoning his followers’ comments.

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 [SA1] <#_msoanchor_1>. [This quote to me seems more about attacking the
press than attacking Jews or a minority group, is there another that’s more
about attacking Jews specifically?

On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 8:58 AM, Sarah E Arkin <[email-masked]> wrote:

> minor changes and question.
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Weinberg, Aaron <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, I will take a look after Shabbat. Might we want to consider
>> including the RAC too?
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>> Aaron Weinberg
>> Director of Jewish Engagement
>> Democratic National Committee
>> Cell: 847.848.2968
>>
>> -Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>> On May 20, 2016, at 3:28 PM, Sarah Arkin <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>> Yes. Will look over the weekend
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 20, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Walker, Eric <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>> Hey everyone – there’s been a lot of press on this and I think there’s an
>> opportunity for us to weigh in.
>>
>> Bit late in the day for this, so I’d like to roll this out on Monday.
>> Want to get thoughts from this group first, then I will take to ADL / NJDC
>> / Bend the Arc
>>
>> Thanks – let me know.
>>
>>
>>
>> *DNC Chair, Jewish Community Leaders Denounce Anti-Semitic Vitriol
>> Against Jewish Reporters in 2016 campaign*
>>
>>
>>
>> Today, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined with Jewish
>> community leaders from the Anti-Defamation League, the National Jewish
>> Democratic Council, and Bend the Arc to denounce anti-Semitic vitriol
>> against Jewish reporters in the 2016 campaign.
>>
>>
>>
>> Throughout the 2016 campaign, journalists reporting on Donald Trump’s
>> candidacy have been met with hatred and vitriol inspired by the Republican
>> nominee.  In fact, the Wall Street Journal recently reported on Trump’s
>> inspiring of white supremacists in a story titled: “White Nationalists
>> See Advancement Through Donald Trump’s Candidacy
>> <http://www.wsj.com/articles/white-nationalists-see-advancement-through-donald-trumps-candidacy-1463523858>.”
>> Whether it’s Trump’s campaign manager assaulting a female reporter, or
>> Donald Trump commanding the crowd to direct their anger towards the press
>> during his rallies, it’s clear Trump’s supporters derive this kind of
>> violent behavior and extreme rhetoric towards the press from the man
>> standing behind the podium.
>>
>>
>>
>> Furthermore, the Trump camp has shown no remorse or sympathy for
>> reporters who are subjected to abuse by Trump supporters. When GQ reporter
>> Julia Ioffe received
>> <http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/28/julia-ioffe-journalist-melania-trump-antisemitic-abuse?CMP=share_btn_fb>
>> hateful messages in response to a profile she penned about Melania Trump,
>> Ms. Trump blamed the reporter, saying she “provoked
>> <http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/politics/melania-trump-dujour/>” the
>> anti-Semitic abuse. Mr. Trump declined
>> <http://www.jta.org/2016/05/05/news-opinion/politics/trump-no-message-for-followers-who-flooded-reporter-with-anti-semitic-abuse>
>> to denounce the followers who flooded that reporter with invective, saying
>> he had “no message,” for them. According to Politico, Jewish leaders on
>> both sides of the aisle were dismayed by Trump’s refusal to combat
>>
>>
>>
>> Yesterday, Robert Kagan wrote this in the Washington Post about the
>> fascist threat posed by Trump’s candidacy
>> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-is-how-fascism-comes-to-america/2016/05/17/c4e32c58-1c47-11e6-8c7b-6931e66333e7_story.html>:
>> “A mass political movement is thus a powerful and, to those who would
>> oppose it, frightening weapon. When controlled and directed by a single
>> leader, it can be aimed at whomever the leader chooses.”
>>
>>
>>
>> Predictably, when Jonathan Weisman of the New York Times, tweeted out a
>> passage from that op-ed, he was treated to similar anti-Semitic abuse
>> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/05/19/new-york-times-staffer-tweets-out-op-ed-critical-of-trump-faces-anti-semitic-avalanche/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter>
>> from Trump supporters.
>>
>>
>>
>> This is unacceptable. Until Trump makes a forceful denouncement of the
>> anti-Semitic vitriol his supporters have directed at Jews and Jewish
>> reporters, he is condoning his followers’ comments.
>>
>>
>>
>> <DWS Quote>
>>
>>
>>
>> <ADL Quote>
>>
>>
>>
>> <NJDC Quote>
>>
>>
>>
>> <Bend The Arc Quote>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Eric Walker
>>
>> [email-masked]
>>
>> 732-991-1489
>>
>> @ericmwalker <https://twitter.com/ericmwalker>
>>
>>
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