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or media circles.
What’
s bizarre is that the
AJC’
s own polling decisively
demonstrates how far it has
deviated from American
Jewish priorities. This year,
78 percent of American
Jews told the AJC that anti-
Semitism on the extreme
right represents a “very” or
“moderately” serious threat,
compared to 36 percent for
the extreme left.
When it comes to
attributing blame to political
parties, the numbers are just
as stark. Asked to assign
responsibility for current
levels of anti-Semitism
on a 1-10 scale, Jews gave
Republicans a median score
of 7 compared to a 3 for
Democrats.
Just this summer, the
AJC expressed “outrage” at
“President Trump’
s comments
criticizing American Jews
who support and vote for
Democratic candidates,”
calling it “shockingly divisive
and unbecoming of the
occupant of the highest
elected office,” and the
comments “inappropriate,
unwelcome and downright

dangerous.” What has
changed since then? How is it
that Trump can double-down
on his anti-Semitism and get
an effective green light on it?
The AJC needs to think
very carefully about its future
if it continues along this
path. What is the use of an
organization that describes
itself as the “Jewish State
Department” if it stops
reflecting the interests
and preferences of most
Jews? Increasingly Jews —
mainstream Jews — are
asking ourselves that very
question.
In the meantime, American
Jews will continue to fight
anti-Semitism vigorously
and unsparingly wherever it
manifests. No distractions.
No free passes. No timidity.
If the American Jewish
Committee is interested in
actually representing the
American Jewish community,
it should stand by us.

David Schraub is a lecturer in law

and senior research fellow at the

University of California, Berkeley,

School of Law.

— greenberg