27 Jewish Groups OPPOSE Trump’s Free Speech Crackdown! (Jimmy Dore)

A group of 27 Jewish organizations and synagogues have filed an amicus brief voicing their support for Rümeysa Öztürk, the detained Tufts University doctoral student, the latest in a string of Jewish voices objecting to her arrest.

The brief calls antisemitism a “persistent scourge” and says that fighting it is “laudable,” but adds, “arresting, detaining, and potentially deporting Öztürk does not assist in eradicating antisemitism.”

It continues, “The government instead appears to be exploiting Jewish Americans’ legitimate concerns about antisemitism as pretext for undermining core pillars of American democracy, the rule of law, and the fundamental rights of free speech and academic debate on which this nation was built.”.

Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the Öztürk case and why even pro-Israel Jewish groups might be coming to the Tufts student’s defense.



The person in question wrote a piece accusing Israel of genocide. Also most MAGA supporters are against the oppression of free speech. If someone was inciting violence, that's one thing, but to offer up criticism is something different and should be allowed.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, April 17, 2025.]