Green Party presidential hopeful says he was fired as rabbi because of Israel criticism
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Green Party presidential candidate Dario Hunter of Youngstown stated Wednesday that he has been fired from his job as a rabbi -- either, as he claims, because of comments he made criticizing Israel, or because of fears his presidential campaign would distract from his rabbinical duties, as a temple leader has said.
In a news release, Hunter said that board members of Congregation Ohev Tzedek-Shaarei Torah in Boardman notified him of his job termination in writing on Wednesday morning.
Hunter asserted the reason was because of his statements in a Feb. 19 cleveland.com story that the United States should stop providing any aid to Israel because of that country’s “horribly atrocious” treatment of Palestinians.
“I do not believe the United States should be providing any form of aid to Israel or any human-rights abusers,” Hunter said at the time.
Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/02/green-party-presidential-hopeful-says-he-was-fired-as-rabbi-because-of-israel-criticism.html
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