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Boards cover the charred remains of the Beth Israel Congregation library, in Jackson, Mississippi, January 12, 2026. (AP Photo / Sophie Bates)
January 15, 2026, 12:18 am
Lipstadt partially recants comment linking US synagogue fire to anti-Israel movement
Ex-antisemitism envoy initially called Jackson fire a step in ‘globalization of the intifada,’ but arsonist was later shown to hold antisemitic views linked to far right, not far left
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative photo of podcasters. (Fenton Roman/iStock by Getty Images)
September 18, 2025, 1:57 am
Podcasts, going off-script, now fertile ground for antisemitic sophistry, critics warn
As long-form podcasts and other types of alternative media bring Holocaust denial and anti-Zionist revisionism to fresh audiences, a newcomer to the field aims to correct the record
By Luke Tress
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt speaks during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
April 26, 2025, 6:49 am
Former US antisemitism envoy says Trump’s campus crackdown has ‘gone way too far’
While offering some praise for administration, Deborah Lipstadt accuses US president of ‘weaponizing’ Jew hatred, says she wishes actions taken ‘would be done more deftly’
By Grace Gilson
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Feb. 25, 2025. (Pool via AP)
March 14, 2025, 5:12 am
Breaking with recent consensus, Trump makes ‘anti-Semitism’ hyphenated again
White House doesn’t explain return to old policy, which opponents argue ‘creates a racial category of ‘Semitism’; ADL retorts that spelling less important than policy
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Former US special antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt listens during a roundtable discussion about gender-based violence against Israeli women in the Israel-Hamas war, on Capitol Hill on February 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
March 3, 2025, 6:03 pm
Former US antisemitism envoy says she turned down Columbia job due to protests
Deborah Lipstadt says she didn’t want to be token hire ‘to convince the outside world’ that the university is fighting antisemitism: ‘I will not be used to provide cover’
By JTA and ToI Staff
Deborah Lipstadt walks a red carpet for 'Denial' during the 11th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica in Rome on October 17, 2016. (Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage)
January 17, 2025, 2:15 am
Deborah Lipstadt, exiting as US antisemitism envoy, is hoping for the best under Trump
Despite Jew-hatred at home and abroad rising during her tenure, the historian, who expanded and provided continuity to her office, deems her time a success
By Lauren Markoe
Netherlands' King Willem Alexander, second right, tours the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 10, 2024. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool Photo via AP)
November 8, 2024, 4:33 pm
Dutch king: ‘We failed the Jewish community during WWII, last night we failed again’
EU leaders, UN official describe assaults on Israeli soccer fans as ‘vile’ and ‘deeply shameful’; Amsterdam mayor: ‘Men on scooters crisscrossed the city looking for Israeli fans’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life Katharina von Schnurbein attends a meeting of Special Envoys and Coordinators on Combatting Antisemitism on January 30, 2023 in Berlin. (John Macdougall/Pool/AFP)
September 7, 2024, 10:54 pm
At UN workshop, envoys warn of ‘tsunami of antisemitism’ since Oct. 7
EU coordinator for Jewish life says current situation ‘reminds us of the darkest days of Europe’ as officials cite worldwide surge in anti-Jewish hate crimes
By AFP and ToI Staff
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters gathered outside the Miraflores presidential palace after electoral authorities declared him the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
August 8, 2024, 10:24 pm
Venezuela’s Maduro blames ‘international Zionism’ for unrest after disputed vote
Longtime leader, who claimed victory but has refused to release detailed vote tallies amid fraud claims, claims opposition ‘financed’ by global Jewish conspiracy
By PHILISSA CRAMER
People hold photos of bombing victims as sirens blare during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP/Natacha Pisarenko)
July 19, 2024, 9:55 am
30 years after AMIA bombing, Argentina’s Jews balance pain with hope for justice
After court ruled Iran and Hezbollah were behind 1994 community center bombing, Milei vows to reopen investigations into attack after decades of stonewalling and inaction
By Juan Melamed
US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a virtual event on May 24, 2024. (Screen capture/State Department)
May 25, 2024, 4:28 am
Like early 1930s: US envoy warns antisemitism ‘a threat to democracy,’ global security
Noting spike in Jew hatred since Oct. 7, Lipstadt says situation for Diaspora Jews is not like 1938 but rather ‘early 1930s, maybe late 1920s,’ laments denial of Hamas atrocities
By Jacob Magid
Deborah Lyons (left) with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, December 2023. (Courtesy)
May 9, 2024, 3:46 am
Canada’s antisemitism envoy says Jew-hatred is at a high — and may get even worse
Six months into her role, Deborah Lyons sees an already dire situation exacerbated by the October 7 atrocities, saying the problem must be confronted at all levels
By Robert Sarner
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt speaks during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
February 29, 2024, 9:53 am
Lipstadt urges US Jews not to ‘go underground’ amid surging antisemitism
Antisemitism envoy tells New York crowd to ‘bring the joy’ of Judaism to their lives despite growing antisemitism in the wake of October 7
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: US Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a conference focused on bans on ritual slaughter that have been proposed and approved in European countries in Brussels on October 20, 2022. (US State Department)
January 20, 2024, 3:22 am
US brands as antisemitic South Africa’s demotion of Jewish cricket player
Envoy Deborah Lipstadt dismisses cricket squad’s claim of ‘security concerns’ in decision to strip David Teeger of men’s U19 team captaincy after he voiced support for IDF
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt on a tour of southern Israeli communities ravaged by the Hamas October 7 assault, December 13, 2023. (X/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 14, 2023, 10:31 am
Touring Be’eri, Lipstadt says world must ‘bear witness’ to the ‘horrors’ of Hamas
While visiting Israel, US antisemitism envoy also notes Islamic terror group has caused ‘untold suffering’ to the Palestinian people
By ToI Staff
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