Original sentence: " Barron responded that responded to the attacks by saying they were an effort to derail his Congressional campaign and a distraction from what matters to his prospective constituents.At that gathering Greenfield accused Barron of being the "David Duke" of New York City, and Nadler said Barron's statements about Israel had created questions about his character, and stated that there is no excuse for "demagoguery, racism and anti-Semitism.Barron has been attacked by many Jewish groups and politicians, including, in a June 2012 gathering, former New York mayor Ed Koch, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Councilman Greenfield, state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, and state Representative Steve Israel
Edited sentence: His statements have led to condemnation by many Jewish groups and politicians, including former mayor Ed Koch, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Councilman David Greenfield, Assemblyman Dov Hikind, Representative Steve Israel, and the National Jewish Democratic Counil.In 2010, Barron stated that he is not anti-Semitic, because his pastor taught him "about the Semitic people, the Semites are black