US Reform leader: Netanyahu’s deal with extremists is like ’welcoming’ the KKK | The Times of Israel
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WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strong push for a unity deal with a racist political party makes it harder to advocate on Israel’s behalf, liberal US Jewish leaders said Sunday, with one rabbi saying the move was tantamount to “welcoming” the Ku Klux Klan into an American administration.
“It’s not as if Otzma Yehudit is a conservative, right-wing party,” said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism. “I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say it’s the equivalent in the United States of the #KKK being welcomed into the corridors of power. It’s not a close call if you’re an umpire of baseball. It’s not even near the plate.”