A letter to technology CEOs and industry leaders calling on them to address antisemitic content and misinformation on their platforms following Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
AJC CEO Ted Deutch on joined CNN's Zain Asher and Bianna Golodryga to send a clear message: colleges and universities have an obligation to protect Jewish students every single day. Ted also urges university leaders to condemn all forms of Jew-hatred and those glorifying Hamas’ ruthless terror.
Many faiths proudly have signs outside their houses of worship stating, “We’re open. Come on in.” Yet for the Jewish community, this is, sadly, not possible. The scourge of antisemitism has meant that synagogues must institute security measures rivaling that of international airports.
Even though I vividly recall being called antisemitic names in youth sports and the swastikas that vandalized my Jewish primary school, you do not make the leap to a gunman who would massacre Jews in a synagogue simply for being Jewish.
Hamas, at the time of this writing, had so far freed only four hostages, an American mother and daughter and two Israeli women, ages 79 and 85, all for what the group called humanitarian grounds. Its begrudging benevolence is a start; but it is not nearly enough. All of the hostages must be immediately released.