White House Unveils Ambitious Plan to Combat Rising Antisemitism
- President Biden announced the first comprehensive strategy to address hate and bias against Jews in America.
- The plan calls for government, law enforcement, schools, and tech companies to take action against discrimination and the spread of hate speech online.
- The plan outlines over 100 policy steps for federal agencies to implement over the next year aimed at increasing awareness about antisemitism and improving security for Jewish communities.
- Some groups argue the plan does not focus enough on using a single definition of antisemitism, while others criticize it for addressing other forms of hate in addition to antisemitism.
- The plan has been largely supported by Jewish organizations but criticized by some conservatives like Rep. Lauren Boebert who equated efforts to combat antisemitism with targeting conservatives.