Two Jewish advocacy groups are demanding answers after Smithfield, Rhode Island, school officials reinstated several football players accused of taking part in what they called a “horrific antisemitic hazing attack.”

In a joint statement Thursday, the Jewish Alliance for Greater Rhode Island and the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center condemned the district’s decision to let the players return, calling it a betrayal of the community’s trust and a setback in the fight against antisemitism.

According to the statement, on Oct. 1, five Smithfield High School football players were involved in an antisemitic hazing incident aimed at a Jewish freshman football player.

Adam Greenman, president of The Jewish Alliance of Rhode Island, told NBC 10 WJAR that, from his understanding, the

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