Georgia leaders voice concern over antisemitic demonstrations outside 2 synagogues [View all]

Source: CNN

Georgia leaders voice concern over antisemitic demonstrations outside 2 synagogues

By Raja Razek, CNN
Published 6:44 PM EDT, Sun June 25, 2023

(CNN) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other state leaders have spoken out against bigotry and hate after antisemitic demonstrations took place outside two synagogues in the state this weekend.

Groups were observed yelling antisemitic messages outside a Macon temple Friday night and displaying swastikas and signs with neo-Nazi messages outside a Cobb County synagogue on Saturday.

Antisemitic flyers were also discovered in at least one central Georgia community.

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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a civil rights non-governmental organization, condemned the incidents as a “stunt” by an antisemitic network focused on spreading hate and provoking division.

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