AJC: 'Dangerous' Words; Trump Says Jews 'Hate Israel' Who Vote Dem.

PLAINVIEW, NY — Former president Donald Trump is getting a new round of criticism following an interview Monday where he declared any Jews who vote for Democrats "hate Israel" and hate "their religion."

In the interview with former aide Sebastian Gorka, Trump was asked about Democrats questioning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza, as the civilian death rises.

"I actually think they hate Israel," Trump said. "I think they hate Israel. And the Democrat party hates Israel."

The presumptive Republican nominee went on to say: "Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion. They hate everything about Israel and they should be ashamed of themselves because Israel will be destroyed."

A spokesperson for the American Jewish Committee's Long Island director referred Patch to the AJC's response on X, where they condemned the comments.

"Suggesting that Jews who vote for Democrats hate Israel or their religion is appalling, divisive, and dangerous.

What unites the Jewish community is our hatred of living in a world awash in antisemitism in which Jews - Democrats, Republicans, unaffiliated; young and old; Americans, Israelis, and citizens of other countries are getting it from all sides."

The White House took offense to the remarks, calling it "vile and unhinged anti-Semitic rhetoric," although spokesperson Andrew Bates did not mention Trump by name.

"As Antisemitic crimes and acts of hate have increased across the world — among them the deadliest attack committed against the Jewish people since the Holocaust — leaders have an obligation to call hate what it is and bring Americans together against it," Bates said. "There is no justification for spreading toxic, false stereotypes that threaten fellow citizens. None."