Rabbi Yaakov Menken, executive vice president of the Coalition for Jewish Values, warned Monday on Newsmax that rising antisemitism poses a direct threat not only to Jewish communities but to the core values and future of the U.S., following a terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia, that killed 15 people over the weekend.
Menken, appearing on “Finnerty,” reacted to a video of an Islamic scholar in Sydney praising jihad and saying Allah rewards Muslims who fight their enemies.
The remarks came a day after Australian authorities said a terrorist attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney left 15 people dead, intensifying concerns about extremist violence and religiously motivated hatred.
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