Elan Carr
Carr, Sharansky to headline online discussion on ways to combat anti-Semitism
The online discussion will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 15.
“If a skinhead shoplifts a beer, it’s not a hate crime,” said U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Elan Carr. “Why would you let that kid go?”
Many of the speakers at a conference hosted by NGO Monitor referred to the challenge as coming from multiple channels, exhibiting itself differently in North America and throughout Europe. And yet, they see hope in the work of leaders and experts.
“This act of savagery was to profane the holy. They just stepped into a kosher market, a place of service and faith. I have not seen that many bullet holes since I left Iraq,” said Elan Carr, the Trump administration’s Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism.
A panel addressing at the Israeli-American Council National Summit demonstrates where progressive views differ from mainstream Jewry in classifying anti-Israel bias as Jew-hatred.
She was senior vice president and special correspondent for the Jewish Broadcasting Service, and on the boards of Jewish organizations, including the American Jewish Committee.
“For many reasons, awareness of our communities’ history is not at the level it should be. We welcome any opportunity to educate and engage diplomats and foreign dignitaries on the story of the ignored and forgotten Jewish refugees,” said JIMENA board member Nathaniel Malka.
Citing 80 examples of BDS supporters using anti-Semitic content to isolate the Jewish state, Israeli and U.S. representatives call on the European Union to cut funding to pro-boycott entities.
“There are realities that make this one global phenomenon, and I believe the solution has to be fighting it everywhere. We need to unify around this important battle of our time,” said Elan Carr, U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, as part of a panel of speakers at a New York City roundtable.
The end result? Jews need to “get angry” and get active. Attending conferences, acknowledge Jewish leaders themselves, does not address the scourge that’s growing around the world.
New Jersey ranked third in the nation in anti-Semitic incidents in 2018 by the Anti-Defamation League.
“Jew-hatred is Jew-hatred, and it’s evil, and it doesn’t matter if it comes from the ethnic supremacist right, from the vicious anti-Zionist left or from radical Islam. Jew-hatred in all its forms needs to be combated, and it’s my job to combat it.”
