Syracuse: Trump to define Judaism as a nationality, angering American Jews
By Geoff Herbert
According to Business Insider, the move angered many American Jews. Halie Soifer, Executive Director at the Jewish Democratic Council of America, called it the “height of hypocrisy.”
“If President Trump truly wanted to address the scourge of anti-Semitism he helped to create, he would accept responsibility for his role emboldening white nationalism, perpetuating anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, and repeating stereotypes that have led to violence targeting Jews,” she said in a statement. “President Trump is more interested in symbolic gestures that politicize Israel and use Jews as political pawns than actually doing something meaningful to ensure our security and that of Israel… The timing of this signing reveals this is a PR stunt, plain and simple.”