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Rabbi Asher Lopatin on Political Rhetoric and Violence | The Dispute Index

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Rabbi Asher Lopatin on Political Rhetoric and Violence

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Disputes over whether public rhetoric predicts, excuses, encourages, threatens, or contributes to violence.

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Condemned1Distinct events · August 31, 2026–August 31, 2026 — Not selected; activate to add.Defended or excused0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Challenged the characterization0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Minimized0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Mixed or conditional0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.

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1 event on this page · Inclusive range: August 31, 2026–August 31, 2026

1 matching event · Inclusive range: August 31, 2026–August 31, 2026

1 total published event · Inclusive range: August 31, 2026–August 31, 2026

August 31, 2026Condemned
Addressed record
El-Sayed's immediate response should have stopped at an unqualified condemnation; adding causal context at that moment was a mistake.
“nonapology apology”
Speaker capacity
Michigan rabbi and Jewish communal leader
Editorial rationale
The criticism directly challenges the sufficiency and substance of the apology.
Michigan Rabbi Says El-Sayed's Apology is a Non-Apology (opens in a new tab)Full interview

Interview supporting Rabbi Asher Lopatin's rejection of the apology because El-Sayed retained the causal context.

View context Abdul El-Sayed's cycle of violence framing after the Temple Israel attack