JCPA in JTA on Incendiary Rhetoric and Political Extremism

In a recent Jewish Telegraphic Agency article examining Rep. Randy Fine’s incendiary comments targeting Muslims — and the concern they have sparked across Jewish communities — JCPA CEO Amy Spitalnick emphasized how extremist rhetoric endangers Jewish safety and undermines democracy.

Earlier this month, in a statement after a  “Jewish-Muslim Solidarity” event in Washington, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs included Fine among purveyors of “deeply hateful remarks directed toward all Muslims.”

“The most extreme voices are exploiting legitimate fears about rising antisemitism and Islamophobia to pit Jewish and Muslim communities against each other. Yet our safety is inextricably linked to each other’s and to the strength of our multifaith, multiracial democracy,” said Amy Spitalnick, CEO of JCPA, in the statement.

Click here to read the full story in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.