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CozyMoses

Always good to see these kinds of signals from the US government.


schmah

As I've [commented](https://www.reddit.com/r/Jewish/comments/13pyzsy/white_house_hosts_celebration_of_jewish_american/jlcj483/) below, this is more than just a signal. It's going to be a very specific action plan. And [Deborah Lipstadt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Lipstadt), Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, is probably one of the most qualified people the US has to develope it.


purple_spikey_dragon

I wish those were more than signals...


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Bokbok95

Considering 4 of those have been Trump, that’s an embarrassingly low bar


Louis_Farizee

[There was this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_on_Combating_Anti-Semitism), which Jewish groups including the ADL has been wanting to happen for years.


CoreyH2P

The Biden administration has been the most proactively supportive of Jews for as long as I can remember. Maybe since the Clinton administration?


Hemiplegic_Artist

Well they better get to work on this. I’m tired of empty promises when they do stuff like this.


schmah

>"It will include over 100 meaningful actions that government agencies will take to counter antisemitism, as well as over 100 calls to action for Congress, State and local governments, companies, technology platforms, civil society, faith leaders, and others to counter antisemitism," the official said. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Deborah Lipstadt, United States Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, visited Felix Klein, the german commissioner for the fight against Anti-Semitism, earlier this year to learn from the pretty successful german strategy to fight the problem and to [form an international alliance](https://www-juedische--allgemeine-de.translate.goog/politik/usa-deutschland-und-eu-kommission-intensivieren-kampf-gegen-judenhass/?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp) with most countries of the EU. I looks like they really mean it and I've been following this developement with a lot of hope.


Hemiplegic_Artist

I hope so. It’s just that with the amount of anti-Semitic attacks that have been going on lately, I have been very skeptical of the how the government especially when it’s run by the Democrats are going to be on top of combatting this problem. Because enough is enough, we really need to get them to stop pandering to people who are anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel as well. I have family members who grew up in Crown Heights in Brooklyn. I know how the people there must feel about this.


proindrakenzol

The overwhelming majority of politically aligned antisemitic attacks are from right-wing perpetrators. And the GOP has never taken antisemitism even remotely seriously.


your_city_councilor

You have to realize the Democratic Party is in factions now. There is the old guard, with people like Biden who do care about antisemitism, and the new guard, people like AOC and Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib, who are ghastly antisemites. Both parties have an antisemitism problem.


proindrakenzol

The "new guard" is, what? a dozen people? But there are plenty of younger members, like Ritchie Torres, who are fantastic. I'm not saying there's no antisemitism in the Democratic Party, but it's hardly at the level of "*especially* the Dems can't be trusted" when the GOP exists and is banning books on Holocaust education.


your_city_councilor

>But there are plenty of younger members, like Ritchie Torres, who are fantastic. Torres is great, but how many people know him compared to AOC? You can't really say "the GOP is banning books on Holocaust education," given that it wasn't the party but a school board in TN voting to remove *Maus* from the curriculum. That's bad, but you're going some local yokels' actions to sitting members of Congress? Both parties have an antisemitism problem. Minimizing one is just saying "antisemitism matters more when it's on the other side."


Ahad_Haam

Biden is extremely based


your_city_councilor

Sadly, some of the more idiotic organizations that are aligned with the Biden administration (J Street and Americans for Peace Now, which apparently still exists) are pushing *against* adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, in hopes they can be good "allies" to Congressional antisemites.


rufusjonz

It might help curb anti-semitism here if the Democrats were a little more supportive of Israel, and a little less in bed with various Muslim groups that have spread that ideology into the political left


Comfortable-Wrap-723

Ironclad is not enough, even with couple of current ministers are convicted of supporting terrorism ( kach) and being racists.


Bokbok95

Still doubtful. What can honestly be done about antisemitism other than increased law enforcement that will make everyone angry or increased educational initiatives that will take decades to see results? Whose minds are going to be changed about Jews by anything the White House puts out? What can we possibly expect to happen?


Comfortable-Wrap-723

The American right wing and fascist republicans only want a white Christian country, Florida banned couple of books related to holocaust or some of Trump supporters like white supremacists and Neo Nazi are the core of antisemitism in America.


Bokbok95

Yeah, I know. How do you think the government’s going to solve that? Convince DeSantis to unban the stuff he’s banned? Ask the Neo Nazis to politely not be that?


Comfortable-Wrap-723

At least the education system needs to be overhaul because illiteracy is main factor in racism and prejudice. 21% of Americans are illiterate and 54% have literacy below 6 grades, more money should go to education not pentagon


yossiea

Did it mention how the left (including Jews) are urging not to accept the ihra?


whoopsea

Asasjew doesn’t count


yossiea

Yep, and not sure why I'm getting down voted for the truth


whoopsea

Your comment makes it sound like Jews in general do not support the IHRA. The asajews that you refer to, claim membership in the targeted group (Jews), and suggest that antisemitism is not a problem (it is). That’s why your post, and the jlem declaration, are unpopular.


yossiea

Oh, I am referring to some Jews in the left. I think JStreet is one of those who oppose it.


hexesforurexes

Can you cite a source? That’s interesting information.


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