Republican Jewish Coalition criticizes ADL for its treatment of Trump during campaign
(JNS.org) The head of the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) criticized the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for its treatment of Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, and said that the Jewish and civil rights organization may have compromised its future relationship with a Trump administration.
“I think that the ADL has put itself potentially in a compromising position going forward, in terms of its ability to interact with the incoming administration,” RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks said in a post-election conference call Wednesday, the Forward reported.
In October, the ADL released a report detailing the online anti-Semitic harassment of journalists during the campaign, largely blaming that phenomenon on supporters of Trump.
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said his organization “has never taken sides in elections.
“This is not a matter of politics, but of principles,” he said.
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Despite Trump win, 71 percent of Jewish Americans vote for Clinton
(JNS.org) While 24 percent of Jewish voters cast ballots for President-elect Donald Trump in the election, a strong majority of 71 percent voted for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, keeping with the historical trend of Jews voting heavily Democratic, according to exit polling by the Pew Research Center.
Trump received a lower percentage of the Jewish vote than the Republicans did four years ago, when 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney garnered 30 percent and President Barack Obama won 69 percent.
The polling data also found that most regular churchgoers voted for Trump over Clinton 56 percent to 40 percent, Pew reported.
Among other faiths, evangelical Christians voted overwhelmingly for Trump, at 81 percent, while only 16 percent cast ballots for Clinton.
Mormons voted 61 percent for Trump and 25 percent for Clinton; Protestants voted 58 percent for Trump and 39 percent for Clinton; white Catholics voted 60 percent for Trump and 37 percent for Clinton; and Hispanic Catholics voted 26 percent for Trump and 67 percent for Clinton, according to Pew.
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ADL releases post-election tips for emotional healing
(JNS.org) The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has released recommendations and tips “to assist young people in processing their feeling and understanding what happened in the wake of the presidential election.”
“It’s imperative that we help our kids navigate their feelings, understand what happened and work through their fears,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, the ADL’s CEO, in a statement coming on the heels of Donald Trump’s election victory.
The ADL offers the following guidance: “Allow young people to express their feelings; answer questions; Be honest about your personal thoughts and feelings; remain positive and explain that there are a variety of ways to be an activist including countering bias, bullying and stereotyping; tell them you will protect and fight for them, and discuss and monitor what young people come across on social media and encourage connecting with others.”
Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, called the ADL’s materials “anti-Trump” that “betray the cause of combating anti-Semitism.” He said it’s wrong for the ADL to persist in “divisive fear-mongering…while ignoring the fact that President-elect Trump has proclaimed he will be a president for all Americans.”
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