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Antisemitism has arguably reached new heights in recent years. While Jews have certainly come a long way since the Holocaust, anti-Jewish sentiment is still prevalent across the globe.

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February 2, 2021 - FORWARD: ‘Rome is burning’: Jewish groups seek to bypass infighting over antisemitism

Originally published in The Forward. As the Jewish left and more conservative communal groups dig their heels in over the use of a controversial definition of antisemitism, a set of establishment organizations are trying to forge a middle path. The Reform and Conservative movements joined with the Anti-Defamation League , World Jewish Congress and a handful of more liberal organizations in signing a recent letter to the Biden administration that packaged a limited endorsement of the definition with unrelated steps it could take to combat antisemitism. “We’ve seen antisemitism weaponized in political terms,” Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform…

January 31, 2021 - HAARETZ: ‘Jewish Space Lasers’ Conspiracy: U.S. Jewish Groups Call for Republican Lawmaker’s Removal

Originally published in Haaretz. WASHINGTON - Jewish organizations and lawmakers are roundly calling on Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to be punished or removed from office after it emerged she magnified antisemitic and racist conspiracy theories, including accusing “Rothschild Inc” of starting a deadly forest fire with laser beams from space. The Jewish Democratic Council of America called for her removal from Congress, describing her rhetoric and actions as "a grave and growing danger to our democracy, the Jewish community and the American people." The American Jewish Congress echoed these comments, saying Greene's remarks "present an immediate danger to the…

January 30, 2021 - HUFFPOST: Rep. Cori Bush Moving Office For ‘Safety’ After Ugly Run-In With Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Originally published in Huffpost. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) is moving her office for the “safety” of her staff and herself after a tense encounter at the U.S. Capitol with QAnon-backing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). “A maskless Marjorie Taylor Greene & her staff berated me in a hallway” in a Jan. 13 incident, the Black freshman lawmaker tweeted Friday. “She targeted me & others on social media. I’m moving my office away from hers for my team’s safety.” Bush has sponsored a bill calling for an investigation into House members to determine if they violated their oath of office with…

January 29, 2021 - “Radicalization’s Exodus,” American Jewish Congress Presents “Eye-opening” Report

On Tuesday, January 26th 2021, the American Jewish Congress presented the findings of its Special Report "Radicalization's Exodus." First reported in POLITICO Playbook as an "eye-opening report," this latest publication gives unique insights into the radicalization process and the growing threats of white supremacist terrorism. The press briefing was provided by our Executive Director Joel Rubin and former Congressman Denver Riggleman (R-VA), member of the American Jewish Congress' Advisory Board to Counter White Supremacist Terrorism. You can click HERE to listen Rep. Riggleman's remarks and you can click HERE to listen to Joel Rubin's presentation.

January 26, 2021 - Combat White Supremacy

Join in rejecting Antisemitism and Holocaust denial and supporting the Biden Administration’s decision to combat domestic terrorism and white supremacist activity."

January 18, 2021 - American Jewish Congress Calls for Secretary-designate Alejandro Mayorkas’s Swift Confirmation

The American Jewish Congress sent an official letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs calling for the quick confirmation of Secretary-designate Alejandro Mayorkas. The American Jewish community is deeply concerned about the current situation in the country, from the continuing pandemic to political paralysis to rising Antisemitism. There is a need for strong security support for the Jewish community at both our physical institutions and in the public realm. Secretary-designate Mayorkas is supremely qualified for the position, having served as Deputy Secretary in the Obama Administration, and is ready to advance the mission of the…

January 11, 2021 - American Jewish Congress Report Ties Capitol Storming to Neo-Nazi, QAnon, and Antisemitic Activity

The American Jewish Congress is pleased to announce the release of a special report entitled “Capitol Storming: Neo-Nazi, QAnon and Antisemitic Online Chatter.” This report is part of an American Jewish Congress initiative to combat domestic terrorism, especially that which stems from white supremacist activity and Antisemitic extremism. This report provides in-depth analysis of the online chatter that took place in the immediate aftermath of the storming of the Capitol by far-right extremists on January 6th. Specifically, an analysis conducted after the attack of 24,000 right-wing Twitter accounts showed that 6% of these users engaged in insurrectionist discussion and that 40% of them…

November 23, 2020 - Statement of Support for Tony Blinken’s Nomination as Secretary of State

The American Jewish Congress congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris for their excellent choice of Tony Blinken to be the country’s next Secretary of State.  We have worked closely with Tony over the years on multiple issues, from advancing peace and security for Israel to confronting Iran’s destabilizing behavior in the Middle East to combating Antisemitism and all forms of hate. Tony has proven time and again his ability to advance the interests of the United States by brokering difficult diplomatic agreements on these issues while working across the aisle to secure them. Because of Tony's recent…

November 21, 2020 - Demand That Twitter Stop Holocaust Denial

Holocaust denial is more than just misleading information; it’s more than just hate speech; it is a gateway to radicalization and violence. But Twitter refuses to acknowledge the gravity of Holocaust denial and continues to allow hate to proliferate on its platform. Thousands of antisemitic posts that demean or deny the Holocaust are allowed to be shared freely. This must be stopped now! Add your name to our petition below and demand that Twitter clearly and unequivocally ban Holocaust denial and distortion from its platform. Examples of the sort of content we are talking about are below. Text *WARNING* DISTURBING…

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