Ambassador (ret.) Elan Carr, Ambassador (ret.) Deborah Lipstadt and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the president’s pick for the position, speak in one voice
In an interview, Lipstadt warned against a 'potential weaponizing' of antisemitism
The envoy's functions would be moved to a new 'Jewish affairs coordinator' position in an office dealing with Israel
Former Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt supports parts of the Trump administration’s visa crackdown, but said it must be done 'thoughtfully' and with due process
“I will not be used to provide cover for a completely unacceptable situation,” Lipstadt wrote in The Free Press
The antisemitism envoy aligns with the incoming administration on several points related to antisemitism and Israel
Biden maintained a Trump-era executive order addressing campus antisemitism, but never fully implemented it — embodying an often muddled approach on the issue
Definitions and guidelines tend to be either too vague or too rigid, but they remain useful tools for partisans on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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