ADL lashes ‘racist’ Trump tweets for using Jews, Israel ‘as a shield’

The Anti-Defamation League condemns US President Donald Trump’s tweets targeting four minority women members of Congress.

“As Jews, we are all too familiar with this kind of divisive prejudice,” says ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in a statement.

“While ADL has publicly disagreed with these congresswomen on some issues, the president is echoing the racist talking points of white nationalists and cynically using the Jewish people and the state of Israel as a shield to double down on his remarks. Politicizing the widespread, bipartisan support for Israel and throwing around accusations of anti-Semitism is damaging to the security of Israel and the Jewish community. He should lead by example, stop politicizing these issues and stop smearing members of Congress.”