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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n The statement says Israel assassinated Charlie Kirk with the knowledge of the US government; Israel murdered US sailors on the USS Liberty in 1967; Israelis perpetrated the 9\/11 terror attack; and that Israel plans to \u201csuitcase nuke\u201d the US.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are \u2018goyim\u2019 (less than human\/animals\/cattle) that they will enslave,\u201d the statement says. \u201cTalmud \u2014 their Bible \u2014 says Christ boiling in in [sic] Israel allowed\/planned\/promoted Hamas attack (they murdered their own people) to justify genocide and steal billion$.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cChristian Zionism = soul poison. Talmudic \u2018Judeo-Christian values\u2019 don\u2019t exist,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n \t The statement includes links to antisemitic, far-right websites. One of the sites is a collection of antisemitic and racist fliers from the Goyim Defense League.\u00a0Another link in the statement leads to a website for a group called the National Straight Pride Coalition, headed by Grundmann.<\/p>\n In addition to being mailed to voters, the statement was posted in the voter guide on the California secretary of state\u2019s website<\/a>, where it remains<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the guide, next to Grundmann\u2019s statement, is a disclaimer stating that the \u201cviews and opinions expressed by the candidates are their own and do not represent the views and opinions of the Secretary of State\u2019s office.\u201d The other 31 candidates\u2019 statements do not have such a disclaimer, although there are similar notices at the bottom of the booklet\u2019s pages.<\/p>\n Jewish groups said Grundmann\u2019s statement violated candidate guidelines.<\/p>\n The secretary of state\u2019s guidelines to candidates said that the statements \u201cshall be limited to a recitation of the candidate\u2019s own personal background and qualifications.\u201d<\/p>\n The statements also needed to have a declaration from the candidate \u201cthat the statement being submitted is true and correct,\u201d the guidelines said.<\/p>\n The guidelines also said the secretary of state\u2019s office could disqualify statements if the office raised objections and candidates did not make appropriate changes.<\/p>\n The web page<\/a> with the guidelines was removed after Jewish groups protested Grundmann\u2019s statement, said Ilana Meirovitch, the head of the California-based Jewish Community Action Network (JCAN) advocacy group.<\/p>\n The secretary of state\u2019s website says the online version of the voter guide was released on April 3 and the printed version will be mailed out between this week and May 12.<\/p>\n JCAN, the Jewish Federation of Orange County, the Anti-Defamation League of Orange County and Long Beach, and the Israeli American Council protested in a Tuesday letter to Weber, saying that Grundmann\u2019s statement violated those guidelines.<\/p>\n \t \u201cMillions of California voters received an official state publication containing content that should have been disqualified under the State\u2019s own rules,\u201d the letter said. \u201cBecause the Voter Information Guide is a government-issued document, its contents carry a degree of legitimacy and amplification that would not otherwise attach to such material in other forums.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBy including a statement containing antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories in an official voter guide, the State has effectively provided a government platform for rhetoric that fuels division and undermines the safety and dignity of Jewish communities,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n The Jewish groups requested an explanation of how the statement was reviewed and approved; a clarification of the procedures to ensure compliance with the candidate statement guidelines; and confirmation that the secretary of state\u2019s office will enforce the rules in the future.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is a voter guide, there\u2019s going to be another one for November. Can we trust you that you\u2019re going to do your job next time?\u201d Meirovitch told The Times of Israel. \u201cThe issue is, when something like this is printed on government paper by the state, it smacks like you kind of, sort of approved it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLet him spew his hate on social media, on the street corner, but not on government paper,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The California secretary of state\u2019s office did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
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