Jewish leaders call on GOP candidates to reject antisemitic comments

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[link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/31/antisemitism-republicans-elections/|

Jewish leaders raised alarms Monday about antisemitism they say is increasingly normalized in American politics after a series of bigoted comments from associates or supporters of GOP candidates and growing calls for them to firmly reject such rhetoric.

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Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, president of the New York-based Center for Jewish History, warned that hate speech en masse can lead to violence.

“I think the overheatedness of the of the rhetoric is getting worse and I think people realize that with the election only a week away and control over the House and Senate being at stake … people don’t just see these statements as flashes in the pan,” Rosenfeld said. “They see them as potentially being mobilized for nefarious political purposes.”