The Anti-Defamation League and a New York City councilman are calling out Mayor Bill de Blasio after he condemned a large funeral gathering, saying he targeted the entire Jewish community when only one group of people broke the rules.
De Blasio said the gathering for a rabbi's funeral Tuesday in Williamsburg, New York, was"absolutely unacceptable," and noted it won't be tolerated.
"My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed," de Blasio said in another tweet."I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summon or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period."
"Hey @NYCMayor, there are 1mil+ Jewish people in #NYC. The few who don't social distance should be called out; but generalizing against the whole population is outrageous, especially when so many are scapegoating Jews. This erodes the very unity our city needs now more than ever," Greenblatt tweeted.
"Mr. Mayor, your words are unacceptable. To condemn our entire community over one group of people is something you would not do to any other ethnic group, and I know you long enough to know that you know this," Yeger, who is Jewish, tweeted.CNN has reached out to several Jewish organizations in Williamsburg to get more information about the funeral and for comment on de Blasio's remarks.
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