![]() "Completely understand why my Jewish friends/ colleagues are frightened for their families. It’s hate and it’s unacceptable," actor and producer Reese Witherspoon wrote in a tweet Sunday night. "Anti-semitism in any form is deplorable. The recent rise in antisemitism prompted reactions from several high-profile figures including local officials and celebrities alike. And so these groups that peddle in this hate are now leveraging Kanye, not just Kanye's imprimatur, but that as well, his millions of followers and his business partners, companies like The Gap and like Adidas." "These hate groups are now leveraging the anti-Semitic tropes that Kanye West has been peddling on social media, on interviews, broadcast interviews. This time, particularly with the banner drop on the 405, however, it's different," explained Jeffrey Abrams, Anti-Defamation League Regional Director. These propagandists, their goal is to provoke a response, to terrorize the communities they're in. Just earlier this year, they drove a bus through Beverly Hills. They use various tactics like you see with the leaflets, the banner that was dropped on the 405. It's a group that peddles their hate in this community throughout Southern California and across this nation. "So this group is very well known to ADL and to law enforcement. ![]() The Anti-Defamation League in Southern California said in a tweet that the group responsible for the banner was "known for espousing vitriolic #antisemitism and white supremacist ideology." ![]() , a nonprofit group dedicated to documenting antisemitic behavior, said the GDL was responsible for hanging the banners above the LA freeway.
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