Tuesday, January 24, 2017

USA: Anti-Semitic Tweets Erupt After Rabbi’s Prayer At Trump’s Inauguration


On Twitter, some users expressed surprise and disgust that Hier was speaking. One person depicted him as the devil, Hier mentioned with amusement Monday.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: The Huffington Post
By Kate Abbey-Lambertz | January 23, 2017

But Rabbi Marvin Hier isn’t fazed by the hateful messages from “kooks and neo-Nazis.”

The rabbi who blessed Donald Trump at his presidential inauguration Friday said he expected the anti-Semitic messages that were hurled his way on Twitter ― and that they won’t stop him from doing what he thinks is right.

The Times of Israel reports that hundreds of hateful messages targeting Rabbi Marvin Hier appeared on the social media site following his remarks at Trump’s inauguration. Hier was invited by Trump to offer a prayer Friday along with five other religious leaders.

On Twitter, some users expressed surprise and disgust that Hier was speaking. One person depicted him as the devil, Hier mentioned with amusement Monday.


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Kate Abbey-Lambertz  is National Reporter, The Huffington Post


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