Jewish people fear scapegoating as Trump invokes antisemitism to justify crackdowns

Jewish people fear scapegoating as Trump invokes antisemitism to justify crackdowns
Written by April Rubin
Publisher:Axios
Format:Article
Published: April 14, 2025
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Axios reported on the newly announced measures by the Trump administration to monitor immigrants’ social media for any alleged antisemitic content, which could be used to justify deportations. Nexus National Director Jonathan Jacoby told Axios, “Using vague language like ‘terrorist sympathizer’ to target and punish immigrants will not combat antisemitism or make Jews any safer…The Trump administration continues to exploit our community’s concerns to unfairly target others – all while elevating and engaging in antisemitism themselves.