There is also the hope it will stir up anti-Semitism on the left so they can point and say "See?! SEE!", all the while they ignore the anti-Semitism in their own camp, coming directly from the top.
Batya Ungar-Sargon: Why does Trump keep dragging Jews into his attacks?
Every Jew I know — whether Democrat or Republican — was horrified to read the tweets issued by President Donald Trump on Sunday morning. Somehow finding a new low to sink to, Trump suggested that Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, all women of color, should “go back” to where they “originally” came from. (Three of them, of course, came from the same place where Trump did: the United States.)
And then it got worse: He connected his racist rant to Israel.
“When will the Radical Left Congresswomen apologize to our Country, the people of Israel and even to the Office of the President,” he raged at 6:45 Monday morning. “I can tell you that they have made Israel feel abandoned by the U.S.” (He has since mentioned Israel in the context of his targets’ alleged hatred for it eight more times.)
The claim that Israel feels abandoned is, of course, nonsense; the people of Israel haven’t the faintest idea who Ilhan Omar is. But roping Israel into his rant wasn’t random; it was Trump’s intended endgame from the get-go, and just the latest reminder for Jews that our concerns — and our existence — have been reduced to a rhetorical tool in a larger political battle.
Trump, who has a knack for ferreting out other people’s vulnerabilities and pressing on them, spotted what must have looked like an unmissable opportunity in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent feud with the four congresswomen, known as “the Squad.” And he kept at it: First, he tried to enlist Pelosi in the ugly suggestion that the four congresswomen “go back”: “I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!” Then, when Democrats (including Pelosi herself) predictably rallied behind Trump’s targets, he made that part of his attack: “So sad to see the Democrats sticking up for people who speak so badly of our Country.”
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