Deborah Lipstadt, back from Saudi Arabia, says progress underway on combatting antisemitism in Gulf states
Lipstadt saw some positive signs in the region and believed her presence there would prove to be a net positive
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Fast Forward Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt to meet with Lufthansa executives over barring of Hasidic travelers
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News Lipstadt to visit Saudi Arabia on first international trip as antisemitism envoy
‘Saudi Arabia is a very important country in the Gulf and it has shown a willingness and openness to hosting me,’ Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt said
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Fast Forward House members ask to double funding for office of special envoy on antisemitism
The office, headed by Ambassador Deborah E. Lipstadt, monitors antisemitism abroad
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News ‘Make a difference’: Lipstadt decries racism, antisemitism at YU commencement
“Too many people who fight antisemitism do so with a patch on their eye,” Lipstadt told the crowd. “They see antisemitism very clearly but only see it coming from one direction, the political direction which they oppose.”
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Fast Forward Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt meets with Jewish cadets following confirmation
In her first appearance since the Senate confirmed her to the position of special envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism, Deborah E. Lipstadt, met on Friday with a group of Jewish cadets and midshipmen in the service academy who were attending the Jewish Warrior Weekend in Atlanta. Her appearance was scheduled before her confirmation. Lipstadt…
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Fast Forward Deborah Lipstadt confirmed as Biden’s antisemitism envoy after eight months of delay
The United States Senate confirmed Deborah E. Lipstadt as the State Department’s envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism in an unanimous voice note on Wednesday night, after eight months of delays and a contentious committee hearing in which she was questioned for her tweets criticizing Republicans. “I am grateful to the president for nominating me,…
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Fast Forward Senate advances nomination of Deborah Lipstadt as antisemitism envoy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination of Deborah E. Lipstadt to be the State Department’s envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism by a bipartisan 13-9 vote after a long-delayed process. Two Republicans Senators, Mitt Romney from Utah and Marco Rubio from Florida, voted in favor of Lipstadt in the 22-member committee. If her…
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