Schwartz: Gilchrist's divisive remarks have dangerous consequences

As a Jewish Detroiter who has spent years working across communities to build bridges, I have been shaken by the recent comments from Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist. At a conference in Dearborn, he declared without nuance that Israel is committing genocide and announced that he would reject any support from pro-Israel organizations.This kind of one-sided rhetoric is not just about foreign policy. It has real, dangerous consequences in Michigan and across the United States. We live in a state with both the largest Arab American community and one of the largest Jewish populations in the country. These two communities are our neighbors, our colleagues, our children’s classmates. When a political leader chooses inflammatory language and frames one community’s identity as morally illegitimate, the e