New York City Mayor de Blasio singles out the city's Jewish community for flouting coronavirus rules and said cops will start arresting people gathered in large groups
Still, de Blasio's tweet was criticized for singling out "the Jewish community," despite the fact that that New York state is home to an"Hey @NYCMayor, there are 1mil+ Jewish people in #NYC," Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote on Twitter in response to de Blasio's tweet. "The few who don't social distance should be called out — but generalizing against the whole population is outrageous especially when so many are scapegoating Jews.
"There were thousands of people gathered today, putting their lives and the lives of others at risk," his press office said. "It is his responsibility to all New Yorkers to speak up. There is no double standard."
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