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Shiryn Ghermezian

Seven Jewish students testified in front of the student government regarding personal encounters with anti-Semitism.
In addition to its 80-million-plus residents are a small number of Jews who live in fear of “government reprisals if they draw attention to the mistreatment of their community,” says Ellie Cohanim, former U.S. deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism.
Chiune Sugihara defied his own government’s orders by issuing handwritten transit visas in 1940 to more than 6,000 Lithuanian Jews, enabling them to escape Nazi-occupied Europe.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan said perhaps Iran should be thanked for inspiring “this newfound bond.”
Nearly 1,000 viewers tuned in to watch the panelists discuss their thoughts on combating anti-Semitism, yet in a twist that didn’t go unnoticed, many anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist remarks were made during the 90-minute event.
In addition to swastikas, concentration-camp insinuations and profanity, students and teachers were subjected to the theft of private details, including credit-card numbers and addresses.
The series was shot in Athens, Greece, with 5,000 Iranians used as extras in the show.
“A vision has been set by the leaders of these countries,” said United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba.
“This was really a priority of the Trump administration since the day it began,” said U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. “It was a shocking surprise that was four years in the making, and I think the momentum will continue.”
Nationally, 63 percent of respondents didn’t know that 6 million Jews were killed during the years of World War II and the Holocaust; 36 percent believed that 2 million Jews or fewer were killed.
The appeal includes an open letter addressed to Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey by a New York resident, the petition’s creator.
Israel’s outgoing Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon reflected on his last five years in office, mentioning immediate plans and some expectations for the future.