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Betsy Berns Korn

Betsy Berns Korn

Betsy Berns Korn is chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. She is a former president and board chair of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Her views are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of any organization.

Tehran’s missile campaign targeting Muslim states illustrates a new reality of shared civilian vulnerability, while exposing the silence of institutions that claim to defend sovereignty and non-combatants.
If the Exodus teaches anything, it is that survival and renewal depend on a combination of memory and resolve.
At a time of rising antisemitism, responsible leaders should work to reduce hostility toward Jewish communities, not amplifying narratives that portray their civic participation as suspect.
The hatred we confront no longer lives at ideological extremes. It mutates quickly, moves easily and reaches audiences that once seemed out of reach.
We felt a release of emotional weight that had built over two long years, though our joy is not complete until the remaining bodies return.
If a major American city normalizes BDS politics and rewards rhetoric that isolates Jews, it will embolden extremists everywhere.
We should deepen interfaith and intergroup alliances, not just as a defense mechanism but as a celebration of pluralism.
Compliance must mean more than words: Any institution that tolerates campus antisemitism does not deserve taxpayer dollars.