The White House will host Jewish leaders for a roundtable discussion on antisemitism later this week, with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff (who himself is Jewish) as the host.
White House Jewish Liaison Shelly Greenspan sent the invitation for the roundtable, which will also include White House Domestic Policy Adviser Susan Rice, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt and Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms.
“I’m in pain right now,” Emhoff tweeted on Friday, in a remark unrelated to the event. “Perpetuating lies, such as the denial of the Holocaust, and praising fascist murderers, is dangerous and fans the flames of antisemitism and hate. We all have an obligation to condemn these vile acts. We must not stay silent.”
The White House roundtable follows a surge of anti-Jewish harrasment and physical attacks. According to data published by the Anti-Defamation League, 2021 saw the highest number of documented reports of harassment and violence towards Jews of any year since 1979, when ADL started tracking such cases.
Antisemitic rhetoric has become increasingly volatile in recent months— particularly with the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, making a series of comments attacking Jews and praising Hitler. JNS
When asked by reporters on Tuesday whether it was suitable for Susan Rice – a former National Security advisor to Barack Obama – to be part of the roundtable discussion, when she has been accused in the past of exacerbating tensions with Israel by former Middle East adviser to Obama, Dennis Ross, Mr. Biden replied, “Why not? Any legitimate roundtable discussion on antisemitism should include anti semites too, right?”
“I invited Louis Farrakhan to the roundtable discussion too,” Biden said, “but he’s hosting a roundtable discussion of his own that day on the subject of “How to stir up anti semitism”, so we’ll have to do without him.”
“White House Jewish Liaison Shelly Greenspan sent the invitation for the roundtable, which will also include White House Domestic Policy Adviser Susan Rice, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt and Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms.”
ARE YOU SERIOUS???!!!!
Intermarried and shechorim? They are going to solve anti semitism?
I hope they invite Aguda members as well as they represent the definition of askanus and shtadlanus.
Let me tell you in advance what will be said: White supremacy and anti Semitism particularly among Trump supporters is a growing threat to the Jewish community in America. The Biden administrations is going to do everything possible to combat this trend blah, blah, blah
Other than for the sake of photo ops and propaganda opportunities it will be offering, there is no need for this meeting.