Posts Tagged: State Department Antisemitism
Secretary Blinken and the State Department’s Empty Promises to Jews
A year ago, in March 2021, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote that the “Biden administration enthusiastically embraces the 2016 International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s...
Antisemitism Envoy Nominee Lipstadt Attacks Branding of Israel as ‘Apartheid’ State During Senate Confirmation Hearing
Deborah Lipstadt, US President Joe Biden's nominee for the post of antisemitism envoy, warned a confirmation hearing on Tuesday that the effort to brand Israel...
Jewish Groups Applaud Biden Administration’s ‘Embrace’ of IHRA Antisemitism Definition
Leading Jewish groups praised a Tuesday commitment from a US State Department official that the Biden Administration "embraces and champions" the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s...
As Auschwitz Liberation Anniversary Approaches, US Government Underlines Commitment to Holocaust Survivors
With the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp less than two weeks away, senior State Department diplomats on Wednesday outlined the...
State Department Amends Website After Critical Omission in Antisemitism Definition
JNS.org - The US State Department has amended its website after a critical omission on its page defining antisemitism. The State Department’s website “Defining Anti-Semitism,” which is...
Telling the Truth About Ukraine’s Rising Anti-Semitic ‘Svoboda’ Party: An Eye-Opening Experience – With Portents for Ukraine’s Future
On May 24, my commentary, "Svoboda Fuels Ukraine's Growing Anti-Semitism," was published in The Algemeiner, raising concerns about growing anti-Semitic political forces in Ukraine....
Svoboda Fuels Ukraine’s Growing Anti-Semitism
The rise of anti-Semitism in Ukraine is barely noticed in the State Department's recent International Religious Freedom Report for 2012. This is especially alarming, because...
The Holocaust Remembered at the State Department
WASHINGTON, DC - A city accustomed to House and Senate hearings witnessed a different kind of testimony on Monday. Father Patrick Desbois, president of the Yahad-In Unum...
