(Jewish Group) As antisemitism monitor, Lipstadt decries those who do not take it seriously

[Behind the Aegis]

In her first talk as antisemitism monitor, Deborah Lipstadt decries those who do not take it seriously

Antisemitism is often not taken seriously until it becomes deadly, said Deborah Lipstadt, the Holocaust scholar whose nomination to be the State Department’s antisemitism monitor was delayed as she tangled with Republican senators who were peeved at her criticisms of their side of the aisle.

Lipstadt chose the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum for her first talk Thursday since her Senate confirmation in March after contentious hearings.

She made good on her pledges to skeptical Republicans in the body that she would identify and target antisemitism on all sides.

“Antisemitism does not come from one end of the political spectrum,” Lipstadt said. “It is ubiquitous and is espoused by people who agree on nothing else or, better put, disagree on everything else.”

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Maybe people who allegedly "care" about minorities will actually listen to her. Doubt it, but one can hope.

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1. Righteous, K/R