and boated that he is an Islamophobe.
The candidate, Rabbi Nachum Shifren, is not considered a likely winner in the crowded field for this week’s primary. But like many other candidates appearing at a May 3 San Mateo GOP speechfest, he did his best to excite the conservative base.
Conservative candidates were recorded on video verbally attacking teachers, Muslims, and minority groups.
Rabbi Shifren cries out, “I am an Islamophobe, and everything we need to know about Islam, we learned on 9-11! I believe in peace and justice for everybody—but that’s not why they’re here…. We’re getting sucker-punched because we as white—yes, I said it!—as white, Christian Americans are being taught that somehow we are to blame for all the problems.”
Shifren doesn’t just go after Muslims. He also detests tecahers. He calls teachers “leftist radical scum” and offers autographed copies of his book, “Kill Your Teacher.”
After a recording of Shif-ren’s remarks about Muslims appeared, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Jewish Voice for Peace, and Progressive Christians Uniting called on state and national Republican Party leaders to repudiate Shifren’s hate speech.
Their joint statement said, “There should be no place for hate speech of any kind in our nation’s political discourse. Whenever one faith or ethnicity is targeted by hate, it is our duty as Americans to challenge that hatred and to instead promote mutual understanding and tolerance. We urge GOP leaders in California and nationwide to repudiate this candidate’s hate speech and to encourage greater respect for diversity within party ranks.”
