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“Too often in Democrat and leftist circles, we witness a singular focus on white supremacy to the exclusion of radical leftist anti-Zionism and radical Islamist Jew-hatred,” said Ellie Cohanim, deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism during the Trump administration.
Eric Dupond-Moretti said the bill will fill the “juridical void,” making it impossible to “take account of the voluntary intake of toxic substances” that leads to delirium during a crime.
Despite people shuttered at home during coronavirus lockdowns, 2020 still managed to record the third-highest number of anti-Semitic incidents since the organization began keeping track in 1979. The pandemic, said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, didn’t stop hate but “reshaped” it.
Abusive behavior was responsible for 62 percent of incidents with physical attacks accounting for 11 incidents, up from six in 2019.
Holly Huffnagle, the organization’s U.S. director for combating anti-Semitism, said “given the proliferation of anti-Semitism online and offline, ‘Translate Hate’ is increasingly recognized as an essential tool.”
Craig Heimbichner said his writings about conspiracy theories were written from “a scholarly standpoint.”
Israel’s Minister for Strategic Affairs Michael Biton said “the distorted reality presented by Human Rights Watch is part of its ongoing political and obsessive campaign against Israel in recent years.”
“From a security perspective, we are concerned that Jewish institutions are being harassed or vandalized for the third consecutive time in one week,” said Evan Bernstein, CEO and national director of the Community Security Services.
Responding to the bill, Pomona College management released a letter expressing “deep concern” that the “vote was held without representation from any student opposition.”
From 1941 to 1945, some 45,000 prisoners were held at Camp Amersfoort under the direct command of the SS.
It asks U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to consider the Nexus document and Jerusalem Declaration on anti-Semitism, in addition to the official IHRA one.
“We will not and do not tolerate bias and hateful behaviors and actions on our campus,” wrote College president Bryon Grigsby.
