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The storm of Trump's guests: a large Jewish organization joins the condemnations Israel today

2022-11-28T17:46:01.311Z


Two days after Trump said he "doesn't know" Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, whom he hosted at his mansion, the Orthodox Union organization attacks the former president • At the same time, the "Guardian" reported that he refuses to denounce Fuentes for fear that this would damage his popularity on the right


The storm following Donald Trump's embarrassing dinner with holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and the singer Ye (Kanye West) has not subsided: alongside increasing criticism from the Jewish community, it was reported that the former president refused to denounce Fuentes due to political considerations.

The Jewish organization Orthodox Union, one of the largest organizations in the Jewish community in the United States and which is largely considered to set the tone on issues such as kosher in the ultra-orthodox Jewish community in the country, joined the condemnations of the president on Monday, saying that Trump's decision to host the two at his estate in Florida was fundamentally wrong. 

"We call on the former president to condemn these two people and to sever his ties with them and their associates," said the organization, whose members are generally considered some of Trump's most prominent supporters.

"As a significant public figure, Donald Trump has the responsibility to denounce all hatred in all its guises and to set an example for his many supporters. Any other conduct gives permission for the oldest hatred the world has known," the organization wrote in the special announcement, less than two days after the event was announced in the media. 

According to a report in the "Guardian" on Monday, Trump's advisers urged him to publicly criticize Fuentes for being a Holocaust denier, but he refused out of fear that this step could harm his standing among his potential voters, which include, among other things, fringe elements on the right. 

Nick Fuentes in 2017, photo: William EDWARDS / AFP

According to the report, for days Trump's inner circle tried to convince him to denounce Fuentes after the event, which was held at the former president's mansion "Mar a Lago" last week and caused echoes all over the world, but Trump firmly refused and even fortified himself in this position as much as his advisers urged him.

Among other things, according to two sources familiar with the case, Trump feared that such a move would lead to a feeling of anger among his potential voters.

As you may remember, immediately after the criticism against him, which also included a pointed tweet against him on behalf of the former American ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Trump said that he did not know that Fuentes would come. 

"Kanye West really wanted to visit Mr. A-Lago. Our dinner meeting was supposed to include just Kanye and me but he came with a guest that I had never met before and knew nothing about," Trump explained on Friday, referring to the meeting with Yeh, while adding that "I don't know Fuentes." 

He said these things in a message that was published through the social network he owns, "Truth Social", but did not apologize. 

As you may remember, Trump announced earlier this month a renewed run for the White House in 2024, but it seems that his path is not paved for victory in the Republican primaries, partly in light of the blow received by the candidates he supported in the "mid-term elections" races for Congress and the positions of governor and due to the rising popularity of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis , which many expect to announce his entry into the race in the coming weeks. 

At the same time, Trump recently found himself in the midst of another affair after in August FBI agents raided his estate as part of an investigation into the illegal possession of classified documents, although Trump - at least publicly - is not currently being charged with criminal charges.

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Source: israelhayom

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