NBC News: Trump signs executive order targeting college anti-Semitism, Israel boycotts

By Allan Smith

“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,” Halie Soifer, executive director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, said in a statement. “Instead, President Trump continues to view Israel and anti-Semitism solely through a political lens, which he attempts to use to his political advantage.”