Tag: Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Deborah Lipstadt: ‘This nation gives bigotry no sanction’
Deborah Lipstadt, U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, spoke to a crowd of nearly 300,000 people at the “March for Israel” in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14.
“Two hundred and 30 years ago,...
Former US special envoy Elan Carr to lead Israeli-American Council
The Israeli-American Council has named Elan Carr as its new CEO, set to assume duties on Oct. 1. He succeeds Shoham Nicolet, IAC’s co-founder and CEO for the past eight years.
His history with IAC...
This is a case for the US antisemitism envoy
It’s one thing when an antisemite makes an ugly speech on a street corner or an antisemitic conspiracy theorist spouts his hate in some dark corner of the Internet. But what happens when the...
Passion for advocacy: Meet Israel’s Special Envoy for Combating Anti-Semitism
This interview has been edited and condensed.
Q: What was the catalyst for you to become an advocate and educator?
A: I started becoming an advocate for Israel because I just couldn’t sit still based on what I was...
Lipstadt to begin first global tour as anti-Semitism envoy with trip to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday that Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Deborah Lipstadt will embark on an 11-day trip on June 26—the first of two international trips, beginning with a...
Lipstadt nomination moves to full vote in Senate
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Deborah Lipstadt to serve as the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.
Lipstadt, 75, a top Holocaust historian and the...
Lipstadt nomination vote postponed due to low attendance
A business meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee scheduled for Wednesday, where U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Deborah Lipstadt was supposed to...
Democrats accuse Republican leader of whipping votes against anti-Semitism nominee Deborah Lipstadt
Ahead of a likely vote on the nomination for Deborah Lipstadt to serve as the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, how many Republicans, if any, will vote to favorably...
Lipstadt confirmation vote for US anti-Semitism envoy stalled by senator’s objection
The confirmation vote for Deborah Lipstadt to serve as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism was delayed on Tuesday after Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) objected to her nomination.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee,...
Politics and combating anti-Semitism don’t mix
At a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise around the globe, the office of the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy for Combating and Monitoring Anti-Semitism ought to be filled. Indeed, the Biden administration...