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Illustrative: Children look out from a doorway as armed soldiers patrol outside a school in the Jewish quarter of the Marais district in Paris, January 13, 2015. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images/via JTA)
January 23, 2018, 11:26 pm
Americans more likely than Europeans to stand up to anti-Semitism, experts say
Panel considering rise of the extreme right says US protection of Jews ‘far from perfect,’ but ahead of continental neighbor across the Atlantic
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative photo of a swastika painted at Temple Ohawe Sholam in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. (Courtesy of Marty Cooper/Jewish Alliance for Greater Rhode Island via JTA)
January 5, 2018, 1:13 am
State Department says anti-Semitism monitor post to be filled ‘soon’
Official indicates Tillerson has shifted stance since saying that position, unfilled for a year, was not necessary
By JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boards a plane to go on an official state visit to Poland, on June 12, 2013. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash 90)
July 14, 2017, 6:56 am
In visiting Hungary, critics say, Netanyahu puts realpolitik ahead of ties with local Jews
Traveling to Budapest next week, Israel’s prime minister will be seen as embracing a government accused of promoting anti-Semitism
By Raphael Ahren
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testifies during a State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee hearing on the State Department's FY2018 Budget on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, June 13, 2017. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images/AFP)
June 28, 2017, 11:23 pm
ADL, religious leaders call on Tillerson to appoint anti-Semitism envoy
Letter sent to US secretary of state urges him to fill position that has been vacant since he took office
By JTA
Ira Forman (L), Special Envoy of the US government to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism lights a torch on the last day of Hanukkah in Szekesfehervar on December 13, 2015, during a joint commemoration for Hanukkah and a silent demonstration to protest against plans for a statue in honor of anti-Semitic Holocaust-era lawmaker Balint Homan. (AFP PHOTO/ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
June 26, 2017, 9:53 pm
Former anti-Semitism envoys warn of ‘terrible loss’ of post under Trump
Amid reports the administration won’t fill role despite congressional mandate, two who held the position lament ‘tragic’ consequences of move
By Eric Cortellessa
(L-R) Frauke Petry of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD), French National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini of Italy's xenophobic Northern League and Geert Wilders of the Dutch far-right Freedom Party arrive for a meeting on January 21, 2017 in Koblenz, Germany. (AFP Photo/Roberto Pfeil)
January 24, 2017, 2:30 pm
Jolted by populist surge, European Jews raise new fears of an old threat
Community leaders from across Continent sound alarm on ‘old anti-Semitism’ as Trump tremors shake both sides of Atlantic
By Raoul Wootliff
Holly Huffnagle, from the US State Department Office of Religion and Global Affairs, speaking at the European Jewish Association's annual Jewish Leaders Conference in Brussels, Belgium, January 23, 2017. (European Jewish Association)
January 23, 2017, 7:12 pm
EU, US officials slam German ruling that synagogue arson not anti-Semitic
Court said 2014 attack by 3 men of Palestinian descent was an expression of anti-Israel, not anti-Jewish, protest
By Raoul Wootliff
Ira Forman, the US State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, speaking at the Hungarian parliament in Budapest, October 2013. (Tom Lantos Institute/ JTA)
September 24, 2016, 3:55 pm
State Department to discuss combating anti-Semitism in Europe
Meetings will be part of conference on religion, feature external experts including from WJC and US Holocaust museum
By JTA
Ira Forman (L), Special Envoy of the US government to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism lights a torch on the last day of Hanukkah in Szekesfehervar on December 13, 2015, during a joint commemoration for Hanukkah and a silent demonstration to protest against plans for a statue in honor of anti-Semitic Holocaust-era lawmaker Balint Homan. (AFP PHOTO/ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
December 18, 2015, 7:58 pm
Hungary scraps planned statue of WWII-era anti-Semitic lawmaker
Following protests, group behind memorial to Balint Homan ‘reversed its decision’; unveiling had already been delayed
By JTA
The sculpture 'Dirty Corner' by British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, near Paris was spray-painted with anti-Semitic graffiti on September 6, 2015. The French phrase in center reads: 'Bloody sacrifice' (Christophe Ena/AP)
October 22, 2015, 3:37 am
US official: Anti-Semitism cannot be eradicated, must be diminished
State Department office says combating phenonemon is a ‘major issue’ and that primary focus is on Europe, but PA has also come under scrutiny
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Ira Forman, the US State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, speaking at the Hungarian parliament in Budapest, October 2013. (Tom Lantos Institute/ JTA)
March 16, 2015, 10:36 pm
US envoy: Europe hate speech laws won’t stop anti-Semitism
Ira Forman says it’s ‘essential’ to condemn racism and discrimination, because it’s ‘often very difficult to prosecute’
By AFP
A Danish police officer stands outside the synagogue where a gunman opened fire in Copenhagen, Denmark, on February 15, 2015. (photo credit: AP/Michael Probst)
March 13, 2015, 11:09 pm
Growing security costs take toll on European Jews
US special envoy on anti-Semitism says armed guards are just a ‘band-aid’ for protecting communities
By AFP
Illustrative photo of anti-Semitic graffiti in Europe (CC BY-SA Beny Shlevich/Flickr)
February 26, 2015, 2:54 am
US Senate resolution to condemn European anti-Semitism
Bipartisan initiative calls on EU governments to appoint special envoys to address growing phenomenon in wake of series of attacks
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
IJC president and co-founder Vladimir Sloutsker addresses the Trilateral Dialogue of European, JFNA and Israeli Jewish leaders at the JFNA General Assembly on November 10, 2014. (Benjamin Lifshitz / IJC)
November 14, 2014, 6:41 pm
Help us fight anti-Semitism, European Jews urge American counterparts
A Trilateral Dialogue of American, European and Israeli Jewish leaders in DC spotlights inadequate means to combat oldest hatred as it gains ground in Europe
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil and Amanda Borschel-Dan
Ira Forman, then-US State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, speaking at the Hungarian parliament in Budapest, October 2013. (Tom Lantos Institute/via JTA)
July 12, 2014, 1:36 am
US envoy warns circumcision bans will create Jew-free Europe
As northern European calls gain legitimacy, Jews fear they’ll be faced with illegal or out-of-state options for this most basic religious ritual
By Ron Kampeas
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