BROOKE GOLDSTEIN: Here's how Trump can take on surging antisemitism in America
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Attorney and guest columnist Brooke Goldstein offers a suggestion to President-elect Trump for combating antisemitism: Appoint an "antisemitism czar." This office would, among other things, crack down on universities that allow Jew-hatred to rage out of control.
After Oct. 7, 2023, people are waking up to the threat that anti-Jewish hatred poses not just to Jews and Israel, but to the stability of the West. Brooke Goldstein is a human rights attorney, author, and filmmaker. She is executive director of The Lawfare Project, which provides pro bono legal services to protect the civil and human rights of the Jewish people worldwide.
The so-called Intifada has been globalized and its effects are being felt on the streets of New Orleans and on our campuses. The Trump Administration has promised it will use the tools - and people - necessary to coordinate a whole-of-the-government approach to this crisis.In prior administrations, the government office tasked with combating Jew-hatred has been the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, an ambassadorial role whose main responsibilities are tracking antisemitism globally and representing the United States in addressing the subject internationally. However, the special envoy will not be regarded as a moral authority if we are unable to effectively manage extremism within our borders.
Given the magnitude of the problem, and the fact that domestic antisemitism is inherently linked to systemic radicalization, either the special envoy role needs to be expanded to include tackling domestic Jew-hatred and its causes, or the administration would benefit from an additional position - an "Antisemitism Czar" to coordinate the government’s response at home.Modern antisemitism in America stems from a broader anti-American ideology often labeled as "progressive," which has adopted elements of Marxism, embraced radical Islam and promotes narratives of "oppression" to justify violent actions. Such radicalization has taken root in our media, academia, and among certain individuals in government. It’s being expressed in Diversity Equity and Inclusion doctrine, critical race theory, efforts to defund the police, and occupy campuses.During the Biden-Harris administration, we witnessed a troubling surge in domestic ideologies that justify the murder of insurance executives in New York, pedestrians in New Orleans, and endorse the Hamas kidnapping of American hostages as "resistance by any means."