Anti-Israel surfing safari

Letter writer Yigal Horowitz (“Antisemitism variant,” September 15) correctly identifies the dangerous strain of antisemitism infecting social media. Last October US special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism Elan Carr organized the first-ever US government-sponsored conference on Internet antisemitism.

The groundbreaking event, entitled “Ancient Hatred, Modern Medium,” was hosted by then-secretary of state Mike Pompeo, and brought together over 30 international leaders of government, religious and civil society, social media platforms and academia. Israeli participants included former prime minister Netanyahu, minister of strategic affairs Orit Farkash-Hacohen, MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer and MFA representative Ambassador Akiva Tor.

The goal of the conference was to devise effective counter-strategies to combat antisemitism online while upholding America’s longstanding commitment to free speech. The conference received rave reviews, with several observers declaring that it was among the best discussions of how to fight antisemitism they had ever seen. Unfortunately, The Jerusalem Post provided scant coverage of this event.

All those interested in joining the fight against this burgeoning threat to the Jewish community worldwide are urged to view recordings of the conference sessions on the Department of State’s website at: www.state.gov/anti-semitism-conference-2020 .

EFRAIM A. COHEN Zichron Yaakov