John, last week I had the privilege to sit down with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, a longtime friend of mine and the ADL community.

New to her role as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism at the U.S. Department of State, she has already travelled broadly to share the importance of her mission, recently visiting five countries in four weeks including a trip to Israel in the Presidential delegation, as well as to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. I for one am inspired to know that she will be on the ground in countries around the world, fighting antisemitism for all of us.

I want to share a short video with you featuring important moments from our lengthy conversation, along with the full recording, since the Special Envoy shared a number of fascinating insights including her promising discussions with Saudi leaders about antisemitism.

The Special Envoy and I talked about the antisemitism inherent in the BDS movement and anti-Zionism. As she pointed out, “when someone has a singular focus only on the wrongs of Israel, you have to ask what this is really about.”

She spoke of moving moments she experienced, including touring Yad Vashem alongside President Biden while he paused his busy visit to kneel and chat with Holocaust survivors, and going to Argentina on the anniversary of the deadly 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center which has been linked to Hezbollah and their Iranian patrons.

Ambassador Lipstadt closed the discussion with gratitude toward ADL specifically. “Thank you for all you do,” she said. “We are partners in this fight.”

If you haven’t yet had a chance to watch my discussion with Ambassador Lipstadt, you can view it here, and share it with anyone else interested in how the U.S. government is prioritizing the Good Fight against antisemitism.

Thank you,

Jonathan Greenblatt

CEO and National Director

ADL