Lipstadt hopes next Jew-hatred monitor is ‘barn builder, not barn burner’ “There are officials inside the U.N. who have engaged in overt antisemitism, but I don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater,” the outgoing U.S. envoy told reporters. Mike Wagenheim Jan. 15, 2025
Lipstadt to visit Israel in last overseas trip as US special envoy The U.S. special envoy for monitoring Jew-hatred is scheduled to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Jan. 7, 2025
Special envoy Lipstadt traveling to Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE The trip aims to promote interfaith understanding and religious tolerance. Dec. 4, 2024
CAIR, which blamed Israel for being attacked on Oct. 7, calls for Lipstadt to be fired for beeper ‘joke’ The U.S. envoy on fighting Jew-hatred said at the Israeli-American Council summit that the attack on Hezbollah beepers proves that Israel isn't weak. Sept. 23, 2024
Thirty-six states adopt Jew-hatred guidelines amid global resurgence Israel's special envoy praised the inclusion of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism in the document. Joshua Marks July 18, 2024
Lipstadt to travel to South America for antisemitism forum, AMIA memorial The U.S. envoy is headed to South America to help launch the “Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism” plan. July 12, 2024
US envoy to Human Rights Council blasts UN official Farida Shaheed’s “mischaracterization” of the IHRA antisemitism definition harms efforts to ensure "students can access the education they deserve.” Mike Wagenheim June 28, 2024
Lipstadt: Social-media giants aren’t tackling antisemitism Following a meeting with Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, TikTok and X, the U.S. State Department antisemitism envoy says no new policies were agreed to. May 30, 2024
Rights group’s failure to condemn Oct. 7 ‘shocks’ State Dept. The chaotic scenes of terror support on college campuses have left foreign officials wondering if the U.S. is “on the verge of becoming a failed state," says antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt. Mike Wagenheim May 26, 2024
