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One of the ~200 people arrested in connection with the Capitol riot wore a Holocaust sweatshirt. Another was Jewish.
I wrote about that dissidence, why religious American Jews would support Trump, & how Trumpism has divided communities: https://www.insider.com/capitol-riot-american-jews-jewish-trump-orthodox-2021-1
I wrote about that dissidence, why religious American Jews would support Trump, & how Trumpism has divided communities: https://www.insider.com/capitol-riot-american-jews-jewish-trump-orthodox-2021-1
Most American Jews lean left and do not support Trump, but most Orthodox Jews feel differently — largely thanks to pro-Israel policies and traditional values that align with the right.
But anti-Semitic white supremacists also feel their views align there https://www.insider.com/capitol-riot-american-jews-jewish-trump-orthodox-2021-1
But anti-Semitic white supremacists also feel their views align there https://www.insider.com/capitol-riot-american-jews-jewish-trump-orthodox-2021-1
Though some Jewish far-right activists like Laura Loomer feel heard on the far-right, chatrooms for far-right groups reveal extreme anti-Semitic views.
An example of a Boogaloo Bois Telegram chat: "Good thing we're not intimidated by these disgusting semetic slobs anymore."
An example of a Boogaloo Bois Telegram chat: "Good thing we're not intimidated by these disgusting semetic slobs anymore."
The country is now "at an inflection point" post-Trump, @atuch1 said. Jewish Americans, like other religious groups, will have to grapple with this divide. https://www.insider.com/capitol-riot-american-jews-jewish-trump-orthodox-2021-1
One interesting thread here, at least to me, is the pervasiveness of anti-Semitism on the far-right. QAnon, for example, is based on centuries of anti-Semitic tropes: https://www.insider.com/qanon-conspiracy-theory-anti-semitism-jewish-racist-believe-save-children-2020-10
