(JTA) — The American Jewish Committee has come out against President Donald Trump’s new executive order banning travel to the United States from 12 countries , which Trump says is needed because of incidents such as this week’s attack on a rally for the release of Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado.

The stance by one of the world’s largest Jewish organizations comes as some Jewish groups have signaled a growing unease with Trump’s policies, which the White House frequently justifies by citing concerns about antisemitism. The AJC and other major Jewish groups have also criticized his decision to cut funding and otherwise penalize universities where there were pro-Palestinian protests.

“While we are deeply distressed by the rise in violent antisemitic attacks in the United States, and

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