Dr. Lipstadt was the State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism abroad during the Biden administration.

Alain Finkielkraut, a prominent French philosopher, also said in the magazine Le Point that he would “consider the nightmare of having to vote for the National Rally to block antisemitism.”

I recalled last summer spent in Israel with Young Judaea’s Gesher program. Selected as one of three recipients of the Hadassah Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship, I immersed myself in Israeli culture and explored the landmarks of the country.

In office, Biden took a range of actions to fight antisemitism both before and after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel changed the landscape for Jews in the United States and around the world.

The lawsuits came after Harvard faced fierce criticism over its handling of anti-Israel protests that erupted on campus amid the Israel-Hamas war. Jewish students alleged they were bullied, spat on, intimidated, threatened and subjected to verbal and physical harassment.

Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last week at the age of 96

The demonstrations and events this weekend will provide an early glimpse at what a potential Trump resistance effort might look like as the Republican president-elect returns to the White House.

The new Irish Government has been urged to place sanctions on Israel. Crowds took to the streets of Dublin days after the new coalition administration was made official.

Kenneth Marcus, who served as a top civil rights official in the George W. Bush and Trump administrations, lauded Biden for his rhetorical commitment to combating antisemitism, which he said was unprecedented. But he said the strategy fell short. Marcus said Biden failed to institute policies that would stem antisemitism.

More than 70 pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested in Trafalgar Square on suspicion of breaching protest conditions after demonstrators broke through a police line as they marched from a rally in Whitehall.

Eight people have been arrested at a pro-Palestine rally in central London, as hundreds gathered amid a heavy police presence.

Tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists, joined by masked neo-Nazis, converged in Washington on Friday to hear President Donald Trump address a rally.