The man arrested last week for throwing a brick at a synagogue in Sarasota, Florida, reportedly admitted to law enforcement that he deliberately targeted a Jewish house of worship and said he was motivated by social media propaganda. One video he reportedly reposted was
@NYCMayor 's video demonizing Israel.
As ADL’s
@SJGoodman said, "The words and actions of people in positions of power can certainly motivate other people who are seeing them, who are reading it, who are exposed to that kind of material online.”
The Jewish community deserves leaders who will confront antisemitism, not amplify rhetoric that fuels it.