Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Jim McGovern, D-Mass., led a hearing on Tuesday to address the sobering rise of antisemitism around the globe.
The hearing, hosted by the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the House of Representatives, came at a time of increased threats against American Jews and a generational divide on support for the state of Israel. It also came as the Trump administration has sought to aggressively combat threats to religious liberty with the recent announcement of the creation of a Religious Liberty Commission.
The Tuesday hearing sought to survey the different forms of antisemitism around the world and ascertain how the U.S. can improve its ability to combat them.
The hearing included four witnesses: Marina Rosenberg, senior vice president of international affairs at the Anti-Defamation League; Ted Deutch, the chief executive…
