Rise in antisemitism

Let’s stand with Jews here and everywhere to combat the antisemitic violence now terrorizing them.

History is flashing warnings to the world. Outbursts of antisemitism have often been harbingers of societies in deep trouble and omens that extremism and violence are imminent.

So the wave of global hatred directed against Jews – intensified by Israel’s indiscriminate response in Gaza to horrific Hamas terrorist murders of Israeli civilians on October 7 – should not just be seen as a reaction to the Middle East yet again slumping into war.

(CNN, October 31, 2023)

As Martin Niemöller famously admonished, we must not stand by and remain silent. If we do, we might find ourselves alone when faced with racist, LGBTQ, migrant, or other forms of violence.