Deborah Lipstadt to 'Post': Antisemitism is a threat to democracy - interview

Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Amb. Deborah Lipstadt didn't describe the wave of antisemitism in the wake of October 7 as an uptick -- she called it a tsunami.

The United States Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks during a press conference during a meeting of Special Envoys and Coordinators on Combatting Antisemitism on January 30, 2023 in Berlin.

(photo credit: JOHN MACDOUGALL/Pool via REUTERS)

ByHANNAH SARISOHN

MARCH 14, 2024 07:14

Updated: MARCH 14, 2024 15:43

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