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TheHappenings Week In News
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 | The Jewish Home
DEAR EDITOR, In regards to Rabbi Lipschutz article "The Sun Rises Over Yerushalayim. The news that the democrats lost dozens of congressional seats flooded the media from television, radio, and Internet. It was vital that Americans and the word became aware of it. Nothing was held back or lost. Clinton won the populous vote by nearly 3 million votes while Trump won the electoral points. So in that light, the Democrats do represent the majority of Americans.
Since Trump took office, he went back on his promise to move the embassy to Jerusalem. He has warned Israel regarding increasing the settlements in the West Bank. He now says he will not get rid of the Iran Nuclear deal as he promised. Antisemitism in America is on the rise. Recently, a Chicago synagogue was vandalized and swastika symbols place on walls. Same in a NY subway, more in Houston. Over sixty JCC's in America reported bomb threats. Trump purposely omitted mention-
ing Jews on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Trump chose a well know Antisemite Bannon to be his top advisor. This week Bannon described US Jews as enablers of Jihad. Yet, there is silence from Trump, Netanyahu and Rabbi Hier except defending Trump and calling his omission a rookie mistake only to learn later it was intentional. Today, Iran vowed to destroy US military base in Bahrain and said they'd bomb Tel Aviv if Trump makes a mistake.
We have an emotionally and mentally unstable man in office that is a grave danger to Israel and to the world. I am very concerned what is going on and for the Jewish people. In a time we should all join together, there is a great divide. Partisan politics and propaganda deserves much of the blame. Best regards, Fred Zaidman
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It is folly to portray as anti-Semitic a man whose Orthodox son-in-law is his closest confidante. He and his father donated to Jewish causes and cultivated friendships with many high profile Jewish people. It is equally folly to blame a man who has been in office for less than a month for anti-Semitic incidents in this country. Trump beat Clinton in every state where the election was contested. Neither of them campaigned in New York, California or the other big liberal blocs. Clinton took them for granted, Trump spent his time more productively elsewhere and demonstrated his popularity in rust belt states Democrats though they had in the bag. He concentrated on states necessary for the electoral college and that is what counts. What might have happened had California and the other large states been contested is conjecture. As for Israel and Iran, so far all we know is from superficial media reports. Next week Mr. Netanyahu will be in Washington and we should know more about what is really going on. For all we know, Israel may have asked the president to tone down talk of his promise to move the embassy. Perhaps they are fearful of what the move would cause and decided that life is more important than political statements. Everything is unknown as a young administration finds its footing and learns much about hotspots around the world. I am not a Trump apologist, but a realist who analyses the facts and follow them to where they lead us. Respectfully, Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz