World News | Biden releases new strategy to deal with rising anti-Semitism, says ‘hate will not prevail’

WASHINGTON, May 25 (AP) President Joe Biden on Thursday announced what he said was the most ambitious and comprehensive U.S. government commitment to combat hatred, prejudice and violence against Jews, outlining the administration and its cooperation. 100+ Steps Partners Can Take to Combat the Alarming Rise of Anti-Semitism.

In a videotaped speech from the White House, Biden said the first U.S. national strategy on anti-Semitism sends a “clear and powerful message” that “in America, evil will not prevail and hatred will not prevail” and that “anti-Semitism The venom and violence of “anti-Semitism will not be the story of our time”.

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The strategy, developed over several months, has four basic goals: to increase awareness and understanding of anti-Semitism, including its threat to the United States, and to expand awareness of American Jewish heritage; to improve safety and security in Jewish communities; to reverse anti-Semitism normalize and combat anti-Semitic discrimination; build “cross-community” solidarity and collective action against hate.

Jewish groups have largely applauded the government’s efforts.

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“Jewish safety is inextricably linked to the safety of other communities and the health and vitality of our multiracial democracy,” said Amy Spitanick, CEO of the Jewish Public Affairs Committee.

“The urgency of this framework is all the more apparent as we see anti-Semitism and extremism becoming increasingly normalized in our politics and societies.”

The strategy also calls on Congress, state and local governments, technology companies and other private businesses, religious leaders and others to help combat prejudice and hatred against Jews.

Requires tech companies to have a “zero tolerance” policy for anti-Semitic content on their platforms. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has committed to creating an educational research center.

Ask professional sports leagues and clubs to use their platforms and influence to raise awareness. The White House Office of Public Engagement will invite members of the public to describe how they support Jewish, Muslim or other communities other than their own.

Doug Emhoff, who is married to Vice President Kamala Harris, said at the White House that hate crimes against Jews will account for 63 percent, or nearly two-thirds, of all religiously motivated hate crimes in the United States in 2022 , although Jews make up only 2% of the population.

“I know the fear. I know the pain. I know the Jews are outraged by this hate epidemic,” said Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. president or vice president. He has become a key figure in the government’s fight against anti-Semitism.

Emhoff, a former entertainment lawyer in California, said he never thought the issue would become “my career” for America’s second gentleman, “but now, more than ever, we have to rise to the challenge, to meet the challenge.” This moment.” He said the program would save lives.

“We’re committed to making sure everyone can live openly, proudly and safely in their communities,” Emhoff said. “We all have a responsibility to end the visceral hatred we are seeing across the country. We cannot normalize it.”

White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice stood by Emhoff’s side, signaling the administration’s support for the strategy; Homeland Security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall; Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt.

Harris slipped into the auditorium for a few minutes, watching her husband from the back of the room and giving him the thumbs-up before leaving.

Hate doesn’t go away, it just hides until it gets oxygen, Biden said in a video of his speech. He recalled a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017, noting that participants’ anti-Semitic chants got him running for president in 2020.

“Silence is complicity,” the president said.

Last fall, Biden hosted a White House summit against hate fueling violence. Emhoff held a discussion with Jewish community leaders at the White House in December about the rise of anti-Semitism and how to counter it. Days later, Biden formed an administration task force to develop a new strategy.

Lippstadt said the release of the strategy was a “historic moment in the modern struggle against what is called the world’s oldest hatred”.

“This is the first time the U.S. government has not only acknowledged that anti-Semitism is not only a serious problem in this country, but has developed a clear plan to deal with it,” she said. (Associated Press)

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