(Times of Israel) Conference of Presidents CEO William Daroff interviewed by Zev Stub - William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, widely considered to represent mainstream U.S. Jewry, said Sunday that Jewish organizational heads are pleased to see a strong alignment between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu. "At the moment, Netanyahu and Trump seem aligned in a way that is indicative of the close bond in the relationship between America and Israel, and that is something that every leader in the American Jewish community supports." "Trump's Middle East team is comprised of people the U.S. Jewish community knows and likes. Executive actions that were taken, relating to [sanctioning] the International Criminal Court and [investigating] antisemitism on university campuses, are all in sync with policy agenda items supported by many in the Jewish community." "Since Oct. 7, we have seen antisemitism coming out of the sewers, and we have seen it across the world. In America, the activity on college campuses, in school board meetings, the pro-jihad, pro-Hamas demonstrations has been startling. And it's been a wake-up call." "On Oct. 7, we all felt a punch in the gut as Israel was attacked, and then we had a second punch in the gut when we saw that neighbors, friends, and people we thought were our allies in America weren't standing with us. We were all surprised by the response on many college campuses and across society."
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