Trump campaign accused of antisemitic stereotyping in final campaign ad

Meanwhile, the National Jewish Democratic Council said:

“Trump’s casual use of anti-Semitic memes and stereotypes in this campaign has been shocking and dangerous.

“What has becoming increasingly clear as the election is coming to a close, especially with this latest ad, is that Trump has made a strategic choice to continue employing themes long used by anti-Semites.”

The Trump campaign hit back on Sunday, with Jason Greenblatt, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Trump Organisation and co-chair of Mr Trump’s Israel Advisory Committee, calling the accusations “completely false and uncalled for.”

“Mr Trump’s message and all of the behaviour that I have witnessed over the two decades that I have known him have consistently been pro-Jewish and pro-Israel and accusations otherwise are completely off-base”, he said.

David Friedman, another prominent Jewish Trump backer, went further, attacking Mr Soros in a statement made to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency:

“Mr. Soros, whose name is not recognizably Jewish and who has done nothing to positively identify with the Jewish people, has been behind countless efforts to vilify the State of Israel and encourage punitive sanctions against the Jewish State”, he said.

“Only the Trump campaign has had the courage to call out Mr. Soros and his allies for their disgraceful behaviour.”