Rex Tillerson refuses to staff the State Departments anti-Semitism office after July 1: report

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story

Noor Al-Sibai NOOR AL-SIBAI
22 JUN 2017 AT 22:06 ET


According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the remaining two half-time staff members of the State Department’s anti-Semitism monitoring office will be reassigned on July 1, leaving the office tasked with watching trends in anti-Jewish hate crimes and sentiment completely un-staffed.

“At full staffing,” the JTA noted, “the office employs a full-time envoy and the equivalent of three full-time staffers.” Those staffers, in turn, educate the rest of the department and the diplomats it employs on how to recognize and fight anti-Semitism throughout the world.

Now, the Office to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism, which was created by Congress in 2004, will be left empty amid a department-wide “reorganization” effort that’s left many senior positions unfilled since President Donald Trump took office in January.

Although the State Department told the JTA it “condemns attacks on Jewish communities and individuals,” the depletion of the anti-Semitism envoy appears to be an extension of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s distaste for special envoys, which he claimed are “counterproductive” last week in a hearing.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/rex-tillerson-refuses-to-staff-the-state-departments-anti-semitism-office-after-july-1-report/

[Catmusicfan]

1. This is crazy. The department is barely staffed as is. We have a racist state department.

[oberliner]

3. "Those with Jewish heritage are usually good at fighting congress on other issues important to them"

What the hell does that mean?

[DavidDvorkin]

6. I thought it was clear enough

And nasty enough. It's the sneering anti-semitism of the left.

[oberliner]

12. Glad I wasn't the only one struck by that comment

Thanks for the response.

[DavidDvorkin]

4. They realized it from the start

Those of Jewish heritage -- by which you mean Jews -- tend to vote Democratic and support social justice for everyone, not just Jews.

[JI7]

5. majority of jewish people already opposed Trump

[milestogo]

7. Trump is pro-Israel, anti-Semitic, and puts his Jewish son-in-law in charge of everything.

[Matthew28]

8. Destroy everything

[MBS]

10. yup that's the motto of this administration.

From New Deal to - 85 years later - Destroy Everything.
What a trajectory.

[Eugene]

9. We don't need that soft power nonsense! Faux News will inform and promote our policies brilliantly.

...just in case

[longship]

11. Because Jesus... or something.

Gees! These people are horrible.