'What Klein said is an outright lie,' the Deputy Director of Jewish Voice for Peace told Newsweek.
Zionist Organization of America president Morton Klein called the alleged Christchurch, New Zealand, shooter a"left-wing" murderer and repeatedly attacked Representative Ilhan Omar during Tuesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing on white nationalism and hate speech.
Zionist Organization of America President Mort Klein testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing discussing hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism on Capitol Hill. Zach Gibson/Getty Images Klein did not mention the president's record of promoting anti-Semitism or that the Christchurch shooter had referred to Trump as a"a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose" in his manifesto.
He also frequently criticized Students for Justice in Palestine, a pro-Palestinian college activist organization, calling for schools to investigate and, in some, expel students in the group.
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