A group of Jewish leaders told President Trump that he is no longer
welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism following the
shooting at a synagogue there over the weekend.
Eleven members of the Pittsburgh affiliate of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice penned a letter to Trump following the Saturday shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
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Eleven members of the Pittsburgh affiliate of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice penned a letter to Trump following the Saturday shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
"Our
Jewish community is not the only group you have targeted," the group
wrote. "You have also deliberately undermined the safety of people of
color, Muslims, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities. Yesterday's
massacre is not the first act of terror you incited against a minority
group in our country."
Trump was fiercely criticized after he failed to condemn white supremacy and asserted that there is "blame on both sides" after last year's white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
The group also said Trump is not welcome in the city until he also stops targeting minorities, immigrants and refugees.
The president has "spread lies and sowed fear about migrant families in Central America," the group wrote.
"The
Torah teaches that every human being is made b'tzelem Elohim, in the
image of God. This means all of us," the leaders wrote. "In our
neighbors, Americans, and people worldwide who have reached out to give
our community strength, there we find the image of God."
Read more: Jewish leaders tell Trump he's not welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism
