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Fourteen Jews arrested in N.Y. protest calling on Republicans to denounce white nationalism

Fourteen Jews Arrested in N.Y. Protest Calling on Republicans to Denounce White Nationalism

‘Trump and the GOP are directly responsible for the wave of white nationalist terrorism sweeping the country,’ organizer writes before blocking entrance to New York’s Metropolitan Republican Club

Taly Krupkin New York

NEW YORK – Fourteen Jewish activists were arrested on Tuesday after they blocked the entrance to the Metropolitan Republican Club in New York and called on the GOP to denounce white nationalism. 

The protest was organized by a collection of Jewish progressive organizations under the hashtag #WeAreHerein the aftermath of Saturday’s massacre that killed 11 in a synagogue in Pittsburgh.

“Trump and the GOP are directly responsible for the wave of white nationalist terrorism sweeping the country,” wrote Yotam Marom, one of the organizers, in a call to action before the event. “The white nationalists in the streets have been empowered by the white nationalist in the White House and the entire GOP that props him up,” he continued, adding that “It’s time for us to do something about it, as Jews.” Marom is one of the fourteen activists who were arrested at the event.

Eleven people were murdered Saturday at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The shooting victims inlcluded eight men and three women ranging in age from 54 to 97 and included brothers and a husband and wife. The perpetrator, 46-year-old Robert Bowers, who was a white nationalist, yelled “all Jews must die” before opening fire.