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Brad Lander: “Anti Semitism, it rises with fascism and with war, and we're…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Election Night

Published | Video Starts at 07:24

Many Jews are, and many non Jews also. Now, too often, though, people have started using Zionist as a slur for Jews. You could just check my mentions if you don't believe me. And Anti Semitism, it rises with fascism and with war, and we're amidst both right now. Progressives need to be people who are standing against this, not looking away from it. There is so much, so much trauma here, so much grief, so much fear, and we hold onto it so tightly. (07:24–07:32)

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Asserts that anti-Semitism increases during times of fascism and war, and claims we are currently experiencing both.

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