'There are dozens of Charlottesvilles taking place across the country'
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'Leaders on the left need to step up and purge the antisemites in their midst'
Marc Thiessen in The Washington Post
In 2019, then-candidate Joe Biden condemned what he called the "antisemitic bile" of right-wing marchers in Charlottesville, Virginia, says Marc Thiessen in The Washington Post. He said it was a "defining moment" for America. Today we're witnessing "dozens of Charlottesvilles," but "the marchers are left-wing bigots" celebrating Hamas' "massacre of innocent Jewish civilians" in Israel. Democrats must confront "antisemitic bile coming from the left" as forcefully as they do when it comes from the right.
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Nicole Gelinas in UnHerd
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Chicago Tribune editorial board
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