While in Paris for On the Frontlines: French-American Forum on Antisemitism, AJC CEO Ted Deutch joined France Channel 24 to discuss American Jewish Committee's long-standing commitment to partnering with France's Jewish communities in the fight against antisemitism in the country with the third largest Jewish population.

We must never let society normalize such antisemitic violence as inevitable or routine. Antisemitism — no matter where it comes from, or how it is disguised — must be condemned unequivocally. It must never be tolerated. It must never be justified. It must be confronted directly and combated relentlessly, wherever and however it appears.

Words have have consequences. And in its most extreme form, words can have deadly consequences. Words that call for violence against Jews must be called out, by the whole of society, for what they are, antisemitism plain and simple. The IHRA definition is the best tool to guide us in those critical efforts.

We cannot allow our community here in Florida — or leaders around the world — to treat their murders as simply another tragic incident and move on. And we cannot separate this violence from the dangerous rhetoric that fuels hatred and conspiracies against Jews. Since the double shooting, synagogues and Jewish organizations in Miami-Dade and Broward counties and across the country have heightened security.