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Head of US Jewish group decries Trump’s threat to destroy ‘a whole civilization’
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Amy Spitalnick onstage in an undated photo. (Streicker Center)
A Jewish leader in the US decries US President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy “a whole civilization” as his deadline for Iran nears.
“We know what it means when leaders call for communities and populations to be wiped out,” Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, says in a statement. “Any suggestion that this advances Jewish or Israeli safety is simply an exploitation of our community to advance horrific war crimes and the President’s broader extreme anti-democratic agenda.”
She urges people to recognize “multiple truths” that Iran’s government is repressive and dangerous, and the Trump administration is increasingly flouting its constitutional and humanitarian obligations.
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