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New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman and Kansas City Chiefs offending lineman Mitchell Schwartz, who are both Jewish, expressed their dissatisfaction with Jacksons initial social networks posts..
Schwartz tweeted he hopes “we can utilize this moment to shed light on and bring awareness to the hate and oppression the Jewish community still deals with while standing strong with the Black Lives Matter motion.”.
Edelman wrote on Twitter he “spoke for some time” with Jackson on Thursday night and they mean to “use our experiences to educate one another and grow together.”.
The Eagles wideout has actually because offered two different apologies, one in an Instagram video and a second on Twitter:.
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The Eagles released a declaration condemning the posts Tuesday, and the NFL stated the posts “stand in stark contrast to the NFLs values of inclusion, equality and regard.”.
Philadelphia Eagles pass receiver DeSean Jackson is taking actions to read more about the history of anti-Semitism in the wake of anti-Semitic posts he made previously this week on social media..
Per ESPNs Adam Schefter, Jackson satisfied with a group opposed to anti-Semitism on Thursday and is meeting a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Friday..
On Monday, in a post that has because been erased on his Instagram stories, Jackson referenced a quote wrongly credited to Adolf Hitler that Jewish people will “blackmail” and “obtain America” as part of a plan to take control of the world..
Jackson also shared quotes on social networks from Nation of Islam leader and known anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, whom the Southern Poverty Law Center thinks about an extremist..
