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Rabbi in Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s district compares Trump rally to 'Nazi Germany'
Rabbi Avi Olitzky of Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, called chants of "send her home" at the president’s rally Wednesday night in Greenville, North Carolina, “terrifying."
In an interview on ABC News Live’s “The Briefing Room,” Rabbi Olitzky told MaryAlice Parks he can’t “sit or stand silently while our sitting president issues such racist rhetoric.”
Olitzky went on to compare what he saw at the North Carolina rally to some of history’s darkest hours.
"This is a very eerie wave of similar situations in history, be that Nazi Germany or elsewhere," he said, adding that people don’t seem afraid to be “publicly hateful and publicly loud.”
The rabbi called on all political leaders to stop using “the Jewish community as a political football.”
In an op-ed in the Times of Israel titled "Enough with the Noise and the Vitriol," Olitzky wrote, “We cannot fall victim to the political tricks that rely on racism, and the meme of antisemitism, to bolster both sides, while still doing immense communal harm.”
Olitzky told ABC News he has met with Rep. Omar and her staff on numerous occasions -- including in Washington, D.C.
"Even if her previous remarks may be offensive and even if she disagrees with the policies of the current Israeli government, I cannot stay silent today. I stand fully beside her -- and her colleagues -- and support her in the face of the recent racist tweets of the president. This is not how we engage in civil dialogue. This is not how we do business and politics in this country. We are and have been better than this. We need to be better than this," he wrote.
Olitzky called on both sides to rise above this and talk to each other.
“What is happening now is both sides are just screaming into these echo chambers, supporters on both sides are not even listening to each other.”
"Olitzky called on both sides to rise above this and talk to each other.
“What is happening now is both sides are just screaming into these echo chambers, supporters on both sides are not even listening to each other.” "
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That is what is needed. I am willing to talk to anybody who wants to talk in a civil manner. I see allowing myself to be talked AT to be a waste of time. If I let the frustrated and angry dump their stress on me, that comes out of time which might be spent talking to mature people who can talk to somebody who has a different view. My PIP is wise. My eyes are wide open to any respectful views posted here.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
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