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Rabbis Cancel Planned Call with Trump over Charlottesville Response

HeadlineAug 25, 2017

A coalition of U.S. rabbis has canceled its annual conference call with the president ahead of the Jewish High Holy Days, protesting President Trump’s response to a march of white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month. In a joint statement, four rabbinical organizations took exception to Trump’s claim that “both sides” were to blame for deadly violence and that there were “very fine people” among far-right protesters. The rabbis wrote, “The President’s words have given succor to those who advocate anti-Semitism, racism, and xenophobia. Responsibility for the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, including the death of Heather Heyer, does not lie with many sides but with one side: the Nazis, alt-right and white supremacists who brought their hate to a peaceful community.”

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