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Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Melissa Langsam Braunstein is an independent writer in metro Washington, D.C.

“If the U.S. isn’t demanding this, and the Israelis aren’t, what is to say the Jordanians should do anything?” said Jonathan Schanzer of FDD, referring to the mastermind of the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria suicide-bombing.
“We’re spending into the nine figures to fight antisemitism. We need a more coordinated and collaborative approach,” Malcolm Hoenlein, vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents, told JNS.
It’s clear that much work remains for those wishing to combat antisemitism.
Supporters of anti-Zionist Kenneth Roth exploited Jew-hatred to get him a cushy job at Harvard University.
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley was confirmed by the Senate despite her antisemitic statements.
The redefinition, suppression and denigration of Jewish identity on campus are at all-time highs.
The U.S. has substantial leverage over a biased “inquiry” that targets Israel for opprobrium.
A New York City Council meeting revealed denial, ignorance, duplicity and indifference to anti-Semitism among CUNY administrators.
First and foremost, Americans should learn more about the type of extremist Islamism that inspired Malik Faisal Akram to take four Jews hostage while at prayer during Shabbat services.
If Jonathan Greenblatt’s tweets signal a change in how major American Jewish organizations are thinking about the hazard of anti-Semitism, then that would be welcome news.
Mainstream music shouldn’t be mainstreaming bigotry.
What we wear communicates not only how we understand ourselves, but also how we wish to be seen.