Representative Chris Smith met with Elan Carr, the former U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism—and other leaders in his ongoing fight to combat antisemitism and discuss the ongoing threats faced by Jewish men, women and children at home and abroad.
Smith, who is Co-Chair of the House Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, said. “Carr’s continued work to fight antisemitism in all of its many forms commands respect on both sides of the aisle and around the world.”
As Special Envoy, Carr led the U.S. State Department Office charged with anticipating, preventing, mitigating and responding to threats against Jewish communities worldwide. The ambassadorial-level position was established by two laws authored by Smith which have been successful in elevating and advancing the United States’ efforts to address the alarming rise in antisemitism.
The Congressman is also Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus and met with family members of the Americans who continue to be held hostage by Hamas as part of a congressional roundtable before of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress set for Wednesday. He expressed thanks to the families for their powerful witness to the cruelty that has been imposed upon their loved ones and promised ”We will do everything we possibly can to end their agony and bring them home.’
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