stopped remember in october 2019 they stopped tubes here in london, which ust stopped tubes here in london, which just mystified commuters who were on this energy just mystified commuters who were on this energy efficient electrified railway this energy efficient electrified railway getting to work. and they glued railway getting to work. and they glued themselves to the tube trains in the glued themselves to the tube trains in the name of extinction rebellion. and people just couldn t connect the dots and people just couldn t connect the dots and and people just couldn t connect the dots. and even extinction rebellion had to dots. and even extinction rebellion had to acknowledge that it maybe wasn t had to acknowledge that it maybe wasn t the best tactic, which suggest wasn t the best tactic, which suggest that this isn t a group of well meaning people on the one hand and some well meaning people on the one hand and some anarchists and people who have attached them
the climate emergency, and i agree with justin that the climate emergency, and i agree withjustin that i think that the climate emergency, and i agree with justin that i think that we don t disagree with the fundamentals of what extension rebellion is saying, but to go back to your question earlier, i think that what i wonder as a journalist is whether they are actually helping or hurting their cause commitment since they are raising awareness, but in another sense, are raising awareness, but in anothersense, people are raising awareness, but in another sense, people who genuinely support what they are saying are being turned off by their tactics. remember october 2019, they stopped the tubes here in london, whichjust mystified commuters who were on this energy efficient electrified railway getting to work, and they glued themselves to the tube trains in a mean of extension rebellion, and peoplejust mean of extension rebellion, and people just couldn t connect the dots, and even wrist
increasing on college campuses. where the adl saw an 89% increase in anti-semitic incidents. 2017, the same year that neo-nazis, white nationalists walked through the streets of charlottesvilles and a big point for them is the holocaust. many attempt to minimize or deny that it actually occurred. and according to a study this year by the claims conference, a group that works with the german government to advocate on behalf of survivors and families of victims of the holocaust, nearly a third of americans believe that 2 million or fewer jews were killed in the holocaust. 11% said they were unaware or unsure about the most deadly genocide of the 20th century. in reality, the number of jews killed in the holocaust upward of 6 million. joining us now, jonathan greenblatt.
pittsburgh the suspect was online posting about a jewish group of hias accusing of it of trying to bring in invaders that kill our people. it stands for me brew immigrant aid society. one of the oldest refugee protection agencies in the world. it was formed in 1881 to help jews fleeing anti-semitism in war in europe. providing shelters, meals and transportation to the refugees coming into manhattan. in 1980, hias was a voluntary agency for the office of refugee settle. . the government refers cases to hias and working with others to resettle refugees in america. and the 2000s, the group expanded the work to nonjewish refugees and those from afghanistan, bosnia, haiti and iran and vietnam and involved in immigration causes around the world with international offices in 12 different countries.
that s the group that this guy was rantding about. joining us is matt hatfield, president and ceo of hias. mark, you found out about the massacre at a bar mitsvah service on saturday. you had no idea why your phone was businessinzzing. tell us what your organization is doing. how you re reacting. well, we re all in a state of shock. we had a first all-star meeting. it was very strange going to work today. we represent asylum seekers, resettled refugees in new york city and in the washington, d.c. area. and we went into work and there s just a line of new york city police officers outside of our building. we have an armed guard now. outside of our office. it s a different world. it is horrifying. it is our job to provide a welcoming, comforting environment to people and now to make them feel safe we have to have armed guards and policemen outside of our office.