Doug Emhoff Is Meeting His Moment
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has become the most powerful player for Jewish Americans in the White House.
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Lessons from Ilhan Omar’s Removal from the Foreign Affairs Committee
The vote was further proof that the question isn’t where to draw the line between criticism of Israel and antisemitism. It’s all about politics.
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Can the Government Save America from Antisemitism?
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1. Washington Takes on Antisemitism
With its ornate decorations and side windows overlooking the West Wing entrance to the White House, The Indian Treaty Room, on the fourth floor of the Eisenhower Executive Building in Washington, DC, is ripe with history, from hosting official signing ceremonies to presidential press conferences dating back to the 1950s.
Last Wednesday, the Biden administration chose this venue for its first-ever roundtable on antisemitism, led by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. For a meeting full of symbolism, it was an opportunity for the White House to visually convey the importance the administration sees in sending out a clear message against antisemitism.
“An epidemic of hate” is how Emhoff described the rash of anti-Jewish incidents and expressions flooding America in recent months....