Fighting the Surge in Global Antisemitism: A Conversation With Hillary Clinton & Deborah Lipstadt 

00:00 Welcome remarks by Dr. Meike Zwingenberger, CEO Amerikahaus
01:07 The role of the Amerikahaus in fighting antisemitism
01:46 U.S. Ambassador Amy Guttmann's Opening Remarks
04:58 U.S. Ambassador Guttmann’s family history with antisemitism
06:33 Stand up and speaking out are essential - silence is injustice
07:07 The initiative of the U.S. Embassy and its mission in Germany
08:04 Introduction Special Envoy Deborah Lipstadt and Secretary Hillary Clinton
09:11 Opening remarks by moderator Julia Friedlander
09:58 What was your initial response when you received the news on October 7th, 2023?
14:13 Did you anticipate that it would lead to an immediate rise in antisemitism?
18:09 What’s the difference between strands of antisemitism in the U.S. and Germany?
22:02 Gender-based violence and silence of feminist and human rights organizations
24:29 The broader context in the movement of antisemitism
29:27 Deborah Lipstadt’s legal battle with a prominent holocaust denier
31:14 With certain things, you cannot settle
32:32 Is this a new form of antisemitism or are we picking up on tropes?
39:42 Antisemitism as fallback position for the use and seizure of power
40:24 The surge of hate in the online world
43:47 The Great Replacement Theory
46:44 How does the state of Israel itself play into contemporary forms of antisemitism and how has changed how our governments are going to respond?
57:43 What do we do now?
1:01:32 Antisemitism as a threat to democracy
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In recent months, we have witnessed an alarming increase in antisemitic incidents and rhetoric, arguably the worst such spike since the Second World War. In this conversation moderated by Atlantik- Brücke CEO Julia Friedlander, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor & Combat Antisemitism Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt will discuss the sources of contemporary antisemitism, how antisemitism is all too often a bellwether of the fragility of a democracy, and the national security and societal imperatives of combating the “oldest hatred.”
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ORGANIZERS:
Amerikahaus-Bavarian Center for Transatlantic Relations, Atlantik-Brücke, Munich Security Conference
This event is part of MSC@Amerikahaus-Emerging Leaders.
Learn more: www.amerikahaus.de/msc
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