{"id":24002,"date":"2025-05-22T13:43:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=24002"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:47:15","slug":"israel-moves-to-establish-national-authority-to-combat-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-moves-to-establish-national-authority-to-combat-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Moves to Establish National Authority to Combat Antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of the deadly antisemitic shooting in Washington, D.C., Professor Yedidia Stern, President of the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), has announced plans to create a national authority to lead Israel\u2019s fight against antisemitism worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Floodgates Built After the Holocaust Have Burst<\/strong><br \/>\nSpeaking on Thursday morning, Prof. Stern stressed the urgency of the initiative: \u201cAntisemitism is once again raising its ugly head. The relentless incitement against Jews and Israel\u2014on campuses, in media, and across social networks\u2014is translating into violence. Jews were murdered last night in Washington simply for being Jewish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He warned that the moral and societal dam built after the Holocaust is breaking: \u201cVerbal antisemitism is now giving way to physical attacks. The next generation will face this danger, and it targets Jews everywhere\u2014including the State of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Israel Must Lead the Fight<\/strong><br \/>\nProf. Stern emphasized that the responsibility to fight antisemitism can no longer rest solely on Jewish communities abroad or international bodies. He called on Israel, as the Jewish nation-state, to take an active and strategic role, \u201cIt is not enough to denounce\u2014we need policy, strategy, and action.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24005\" style=\"width: 813px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24005\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/antisemitism-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"813\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/antisemitism-2.webp 2560w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/antisemitism-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/antisemitism-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/antisemitism-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/antisemitism-2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/antisemitism-2-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prof. Yedidia Stern, President of the JPPI | Photo: Miriam Alster \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Proposal for a National Authority<\/strong><br \/>\nThe proposed body, a National Authority to Combat Antisemitism, would serve as Israel\u2019s central mechanism for coordinating global advocacy, launching educational campaigns, monitoring antisemitic incidents, and supporting Jewish communities abroad.<\/p>\n<p>According to Stern, the authority would be anchored in Israel\u2019s Basic Law, which defines the state as the nation-state of the Jewish people: \u201cThis is our moral duty\u2014and a constitutional one.\u201d A legislative proposal is currently being drafted by a JPPI task force.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tragedy in Washington Sparks Urgency<\/strong><br \/>\nThe announcement comes amid deep national mourning over the shooting in Washington, where two Israeli embassy employees\u2014a young couple\u2014were killed near the city\u2019s Jewish Museum. The victims were participating in a \u201cYoung Diplomats\u201d pro-Israel event. The attacker, reportedly wearing a keffiyeh, shouted \u201cFree Palestine\u201d before opening fire. Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, said the couple was due to become engaged next week in Jerusalem: \u201cHe had bought the ring just this week. They were a beautiful couple enjoying an evening out in the cultural heart of Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. authorities have launched a federal investigation. The shooter was apprehended at the scene, and officials stated there is no immediate ongoing threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the deadly Washington shooting, the president of The Jewish People Policy Institute calls for Israeli leadership in global fight against Jew-hatred.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":24003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6,65],"tags":[1603,5924,3274,5923,1490],"class_list":["post-24002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-security","category-world","tag-antisemitism","tag-israels-basic-law","tag-jewish-people-policy-institute","tag-profesor-yedidia-stern","tag-washington-d-c"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Israel Moves to Establish National Authority to Combat Antisemitism - 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