JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A group of Jewish clerics accused US President Donald Trump of "encouraging" the national right, which believes in the supremacy of the White race, as part of the blame for the attack on Saturday.
Eleven people over the age of 60 were shot dead by a 46-year-old anti-Semite man in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The shooter, who was arrested by authorities and said to be Robert Bowers, said he wanted "all Jews to die."
"In the past three years, your words and policies have encouraged a nationalist movement of whites that is expanding day by day," said Jewish religious officials in their open letter. "You described the murderer's crime as evil, but Saturday's violence was a direct result of your influence."
He called on Trump to "unreservedly condemn the nationalism of whites", "stop targeting and endangering minorities", "stop attacking migrants and refugees" and "commit democratic policies ... that recognize the dignity of all."
The letter confirmed that Trump - who announced his intention to go to Pittsburgh soon - will not be welcomed in the city before doing so.
Saturday's shooting, described as the worst anti-Jewish attack in the history of the United States, which has the largest number of Jews after Israel, sparked great sadness and shook American Jews.
The US right-wing in the "right-wing" movement believes in conspiracy theories that accuse Jews especially of dominating the government and the world of money.
This trend, which has been supporting Trump, has been boosted in recent years, especially by former president, Steve Bannon.
