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Dmitriy Shapiro

Dmitriy Shapiro

Dmitriy Shapiro is the Washington, D.C., correspondent for JNS.

“I am an equal-opportunity hater of anti-Semitism … if they’re expressing the anti-Semitism, I want to fight it with the same degree of strength and courage and intensity. I don’t care where it comes from—wherever it comes from, it must be fought,” said the historian and professor.
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Matt McKeon also said in response to a question by Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.): “I believe we still regard Jerusalem as a final-status question. But I want to get you a more precise answer for the record.”
Deborah Lipstadt, the administration’s choice to serve as Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating anti-Semitism, has also yet to be confirmed.
Fadah Jassem, a London-based former television producer and editor, is being criticized for supporting Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and leaving out the flag of Israel in an introductory tweet.
The three-day event in December is expected to draw more than 3,000 Israeli and Jewish Americans to hear from politicians, journalists, academics, organizational leaders, military personnel and celebrities.
“You know how you play offense? You shout from the rooftops what Jewish history means and what the values of Judaism are that are inextricably linked to the very fabric, the very DNA, of the United States of America,” said Elan Carr, former envoy for anti-Semitism during the Trump administration.
Sunrise DC also urged Declaration for American Democracy to remove three Jewish organizations from its member list, believing “Zionism is incompatible with statehood and political sovereignty.”
“We can’t cede the progressive territory. Those of us who believe in these very important causes need to continue standing up for them and do so as Zionists. We don’t need to hit them over the head with it, but people need to understand that we’re not going to be excluded from any part of the political sphere where we feel we want to operate,” says Elisha Wiesel.