The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Professor Deborah Lipstadt as President Biden’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. She now faces the task of addressing rising anti-Semitism throughout the world. It’s a big job, but she should be assigned to do even more. Anti-Semitism is rising in America as well.
Lipstadt is a strong choice for the post. A renowned Holocaust historian and anti-Semitism scholar, she has been a fierce defender of the Jewish people and a courageous opponent of Jew-hatred. Of particular importance, she has a history of condemning anti-Semitism from all its ideological sources: far right, radical left, and militant Islam.
Congress created this post in 2004 and elevated it to the rank of ambassador in 2020. In doing so, lawmakers rightly sought to address the unique threats posed by Jew-hatred, not only to Jews but to America and to civilization itself. However, the statutory framework defines the role as focusing solely on anti-Semitism outside of the United States.
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