The rabbis said the president had “given succour to those who advocate antisemitism, racism and xenophobia” through his response to the violent rally earlier this month NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty ImagesGroups representing thousands of US rabbis have accused Donald Trump of stoking antisemitism and said they would boycott an annual conference call with the White House held to mark Jewish holidays. The rabbis said Mr Trump had “given succour to those who advocate antisemitism, racism and xenophobia” through his comments on the demonstration by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month where one woman was killed. The president’s claim that “many sides” were to blame for the violence has also met with withering criticism from prominent Republicans, an exodus of chief executives from White House advisory councils, and at least 20 charities cancelling events at Mar-a-Lago, his resort in Florida. The rabbinical groups said that they would not take part in a conference call…

Source: The Times August 24, 2017 16:10 UTC