Second gentleman Doug Emhoff told Jewish youth that the Biden White House has “got your back” during a visit to his old summer camp Thursday as the U.S. suffers an uptick in antisemitic incidents and waning Democratic support for Israel.
Speaking to a small circle of campers, Mr. Emhoff said it is awful to see increasing reports of hate crimes against Jewish people and antisemitic rhetoric online, both domestically and abroad.
Several liberal House members boycotted an address to Congress by Israeli President Isaac Herzog last month, and tensions reached new heights when President Biden criticized judicial reforms pushed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government. Mr. Emhoff reminisced about seeing the same friends summer after summer and learning to swim in the central lake of the camp, joking it seemed like “an ocean” when he was younger.The second gentleman is racking up travel miles as his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Mr. Biden perform the back half of their term and gear up for a 2024 election fight.
Mr. Emhoff said Mr. Biden and his wife “really encouraged me to lean into” the fight against antisemitism, adding he wished it wasn’t necessary. The gunman, Robert Bowers, had been active on white nationalist websites and posted antisemitic theories online. A jury on Wednesday voted to give the gunman the death penalty.
Ms. Nadell said the political infighting matters far less than concrete actions to combat antisemitism. “While Mr. Emhoff, in a non-policy role, can raise awareness, without a clear policy commitment from the White House his summer camp visit is unlikely to amount to much,” he said.Mr. Emhoff’s office pointed to efforts to build a real legacy on the issue, including his willingness to call out antisemitic statements by public figures like rapper Ye, who once dined with Mr. Trump.
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