Anti-Semitic Speech Is Getting Louder, Hate Crimes Are Rising

Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, has been attacking his Democratic opponent for sending his children to a Jewish day school.

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Hi, it’s Kelsey Butler, a reporter on the Equality team, here to talk about a new development in American anti-Semitism. But first…
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Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, has been attacking his Democratic opponent for sending his children to a Jewish day school. In Arizona, several candidates have cozied up to anti-Semites including Andrew Torba and Oklahoma politician Jarrin Jackson.