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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Monday, October 9, 2023
US antisemitism envoy: Barbaric attack most lethal assault on Jews since Holocaust
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt, center, speaks with the head of the American Jewish Committee Ted Deutch at a conference in New York City, September 19, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
Weighing in on the Hamas terror attacks on Israel for the first time after the Simchat Torah holiday, US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt says, “No one has the right to tell Israel how to defend itself and prevent and deter future attacks.”
“Yesterday’s heinous, barbaric terrorism against Israeli civilians is the most lethal assault against Jews since the Holocaust. There is no justification whatsoever for this mass murder. None,” Lipstadt tweets.
