Schumer uses Jan. 6 Capitol riot as example of the danger of rightwing antisemitism, claims he was threatened by an anti-Jewish rioter

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer argued in his new book that the Jan.6 riot at the Capitol Building is a prime example of the “danger of right‑wing antisemitism” – more so than deadly shootings targeting Jewish synagogues. “For our entire lives, American Jews of my generation have known that if someone was going to walk into our homes or synagogues with a gun, it was more likely to be someone from the far right,” Schumer (D-NY) wrote in his book “Antisemitism in America: A Warning” which hit bookshelves Tuesday and was obtained by The Post. Schumer, 74, pointed to the 2018 mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh – the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in US history, which killed 11 people – and the 2019 Chabad of Poway shooting in San Diego, which left one person dead, as examples of the “real-world impact” of “the far right connecting Jews to malicious plots.” But the senator, who is Jewish, explained that those attacks didn’t open his eyes to antisemitism as much as the storming of the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.“The event, however, that most opened my eyes to the danger of right-wing antisemitism and shook my soul was one that I lived through myself: January 6, 2021,” Schumer wrote, adding that he doesn’t think the president himself shares the views of the antisemites. The senator recalled how he was looking forward to certifying former President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win and becoming the highest-ranking elected Jewish official in US history, after two Democratic wins in Georgia Senate races the night before, when he felt a “a yank around the neck” from a police officer that he described as “jarring.” As he was being whisked away to safety by Capitol Police officers, Schumer recounted seeing “a mob of people in front of us, less than thirty feet away” in the Capitol’s central corridor.“There’s the big Jew.

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