The White House today released The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism (full text). The 60-page document sets out a strategy with four pillars:
- Pillar 1: Increase Awareness and Understanding of Antisemitism, Including its Threat to America, and Broaden Appreciation of Jewish American Heritage.
- Pillar 2: Improve Safety and Security for Jewish Communities.
- Pillar 3: Reverse the Normalization of Antisemitism and Counter Antisemitic Discrimination.
- Pillar 4: Build Cross-Community Solidarity and Collective Action to Counter Hate.
It lists over 100 actions the Administration plans to take. Introducing the details of plans to increase awareness and understanding of antisemitism, the document says in part:
Antisemitism is a stereotypical and negative perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred of Jews. It is prejudice, bias, hostility, discrimination, or violence against Jews for being Jews or Jewish institutions or property for being Jewish or perceived as Jewish. Antisemitism can manifest as a form of racial, religious, national origin, and/or ethnic discrimination, bias, or hatred; or, a combination thereof. However, antisemitism is not simply a form of prejudice or hate. It is also a pernicious conspiracy theory that often features myths about Jewish power and control.
There are several definitions of antisemitism, which serve as valuable tools to raise awareness and increase understanding of antisemitism. The most prominent is the non-legally binding “working definition” of antisemitism adopted in 2016 by the 31-member states of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), which the United States has embraced. In addition, the Administration welcomes and appreciates the Nexus Document and notes other such efforts.
The White House also released a Fact Sheet summarizing the National Strategy. Jewish Insider reports on the National Strategy.
