Jews back Biden even as anti-Semitism rears its head on the Left

Published July 22, 2020 4:00am ET



President Trump is headed for a drubbing from Jewish voters this fall even as the Democratic Party’s support for Israel wanes and elements of the liberal base flirt with anti-Semitism.

Just recently, Democratic New York Mayor Bill de Blasio scolded Orthodox Jews for defying regulations against mass gatherings during the coronavirus, singling them out among many communities that did so. And in Washington, Black Lives Matter protesters chanted slogans critical of Israel while marching. Trump’s first term is littered with plenty more examples of anti-Israel sentiment and borderline anti-Semitism on the Left.

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