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JANUARY 22, 2024

 

Since the horrific atrocities committed by Hamas against innocent Israeli babies, children, men, and women on October 7, 2023, we have witnessed an alarming rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.S. In response, Heritage and partner organizations launched the National Task Force to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism in the United States. Join us for the first public meeting with keynote remarks by former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and a discussion with Eliav Benjamin, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Israel to the United States.

Agenda

Introductory Remarks

  • Victoria Coates, Ph.D., Vice President, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation
  • Mario Bramnick, Chairman of the Board and President, Latino Coalition for Israel, and Task Force Chair
  • Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress

Fireside Chat

  • Eliav Benjamin, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel
  • Ellie Cohanim, Senior Fellow, Independent Women’s Forum, and Task Force Chair (Moderator)

Keynote Remarks

  • The Honorable David M. Friedman, Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel

Panel Discussion

  • Joel Griffith, Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, presenting on behalf of the Task Force Chair (Public Safety Working Group) 
  • Jonathan Pidluzny, Ph.D., Director of Higher Education Reform, America First Policy Institute (Legislation & Litigation Working Group)
  • Adrienne Price, Managing Member, S.V. Price & Co., LLC (Educational Institutions Working Group)
  • Tevi Troy, Ph.D., Senior Scholar, Straus Center, Yeshiva University (Uncivil Society Working Group)
  • James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, and Task Force Chair (Moderator)

Closing Prayer

  • Luke Moon, Deputy Director, The Philos Project, and Task Force Chair

Description

Since the horrific atrocities committed by Hamas against innocent Israeli babies, children, men, and women on October 7, 2023, we have witnessed an alarming rise in antisemitic incidents in the United States. In response to the spike in anti-Israel vitriol, the organizing of pro-Hamas rallies with upwards of tens of thousands of participants across America, and the vehemently anti-Israel indoctrination and hostility from college campuses and universities, Heritage and partner organizations launched the National Task Force to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism in the United States. The task force consists of concerned organizations and individual volunteers who will study and propose solutions in four key sectors of society: education, public safety, (un)civil society, and legislation.

Join us for the first public meeting as the task force delivers initial findings and recommendations for combatting antisemitism at home as well as explicitly condemns antizionism as antisemitic and a threat to Israel, a vital U.S. ally.