(Jewish Group) White House to address rising anti-Semitism, attacks on Jews
The White House will address rising anti-Semitism in a roundtable event with Jewish leaders on Wednesday focused on attacks against Jews across the United States and how to combat hate.
The White House did not say which leaders from the Jewish community would attend the event, hosted by second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a president or a vice president.
The move comes as reports of anti-Semitism have increased nationwide. The issue has drawn headlines in recent weeks after former Republican President Donald Trump hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes and the musician formerly known as Kanye West at his private club in Florida.
West, now called Ye, has drawn widespread criticism for a spate of anti-Semitic comments -- including praise for Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler -- and was suspended from Twitter last week.
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