Jewish groups slam Rudy Giuliani for saying George Soros is ‘hardly a Jew’
Giuliani also said that former American ambassador Marie Louise “Masha” Yovanovitch is “controlled” by Soros.
By OMRI NAHMIASudolph Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City, delivers a speech during the 2018 Iran Uprising Summit in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 22, 2018(photo credit: REUTERS/AMR ALFIKY)
WASHINGTON – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) were among the top Jewish organizations on Monday that criticized former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani for referring to Jewish Holocaust survivor George Soros as “hardly a Jew.”Giuliani made the comment in an interview with New York Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi. He also said that former American ambassador Marie Louise “Masha” Yovanovitch is “controlled” by Soros. He also said that, “He put all four ambassadors there, and he’s employing the FBI agents.”Giuliani said during the interview that he should not be referred to as antisemitic because of his feelings about Soros. “I’m more of a Jew than Soros is,” Giuliani said. “I probably know more about – he doesn’t go to church; he doesn’t go to religion – synagogue. He doesn’t belong to a synagogue; he doesn’t support Israel; he’s an enemy of Israel. He’s elected eight anarchist DA’s [district attorneys] in the United States. He’s a horrible human being.”However, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted: “Opposing Soros isn’t what’s antisemitic... Saying that he controls ambassadors, employs FBI agents and isn’t ‘Jewish enough’ to be demonized is.”The AJC pushed back against Giuliani’s comments as well. “No, Mayor, you’re not ‘more of a Jew than Soros,’” the AJC tweeted. “You’re entitled to your views and to denouncing his. But it’s offensive to deny anyone’s faith, and worse to endorse classically antisemitic conspiracy theories.”
