This week's Action Update is coming to you a bit late because there
were so many things happening over the past few days that we wanted to
address them in as close to real time as possible. With that out of the
way, let's dive right in.

The UN Strikes Again

Late last week, the UN's most recent anti-Israel operation was
executed. This time around, they put together a "Commission of
Inquiry" (COI) which, to no one's surprise, released its second
report demonizing the Jewish state. One Jerusalem based think tank
referred to the COI report as, "a masterpiece of modern
antisemitism," and we couldn't agree more.

We won't bore you with the details of the COI report since there's
nothing terribly new about the UN demonizing Israel. The report is
filled with cherry-picked anonymous reports claiming all manner of
appalling behavior by Jews, none of which is backed up with facts, and
some of which is so extreme it would be laughable if it weren't so
vile.

What is perhaps most striking about the UN's latest anti-Israel
slander is how brazen they've become. They're not even pretending to
be unbiased or impartial. In fact, the head of the Commission supports
the BDS movement and has previously accused Israel of "Apartheid."
In short, the COI's report was put together by antisemites, for
antisemites. 

It's no wonder then that a host of elected officials from both sides
of the aisle have condemned the COI's report, and we are grateful to
all those who've spoken out against the UN's latest attack on the
world's only Jewish state. 

US, Israeli Presidents Meet

On Wednesday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with President Joe
Biden at the White House. According to a readout of the meeting, the two
discussed a wide range of issues including Iran, violence in the West
Bank, and the aforementioned UN commission.

To President Biden's credit, according to the White House, "the
President reaffirmed the United States' strong opposition to the
open-ended and biased nature of the UN Commission of Inquiry established
in May 2021, which continues a longstanding pattern of unfairly singling
out Israel and does nothing to establish conditions for peace."

Sadly, however, while the White House also reiterated his commitment to
ensuring Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon, American policy in that
context has been all talk and no action. As such, we'd like to
reiterate our advice that the President consider backing up his words
with deeds, ratchet up sanctions against the Islamic Republic, and close
off any negotiations with a regime which Iranians from all walks of life
are opposing loudly in the streets at great personal costs.

Yes, We're Going to Say Something About Kanye

As we're sure you're aware, Kanye West said some antisemitic things
recently. It took them longer than it should (especially given their
founders' Nazi connections) but eventually Adidas joined other brands
like GAP in dropping their associations with the rapper. But this really
isn't about Kanye West, whose number of social media followers
eclipses the number of Jews in the world. West's actions are a symptom
of a larger disease. We must ask ourselves: What was it that made Kanye
feel like he could espouse such hatred and then go on Fox News, and in
front of a host of cameras and double down on his bigotry?

From the UN COI to the student groups at UC Berkeley that have banned
anyone associated with Zionism (essentially making their organizations
free of Jews), antisemitism in this country is being mainstreamed. There
have always been bigots in this world, but for a while society forced
them into the shadows. Not anymore. From Kanye West to the neo-Nazis
that travel around the country trying to provoke Jews, Christians and
other people of conscience into fights, the bigots feel their moment has
come.

We must respond. We cannot stand idly by. We must be larger, louder and
stronger than the evil attempting to gain an even stronger foothold in
this country. Whether it's in the boardroom, the classroom, on social
media, or in the halls of Congress, every antisemite must be publicly
shamed and condemned. That's what we're going to keep doing here at
the Action Fund, and we hope and pray you'll do the same.

Sincerely,

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