Avi Benlolo: Bret Stephens is wrong — Jews can't give up the fight against antisemitism

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Avi Benlolo: Bret Stephens is wrong — Jews can't give up the fight against antisemitism

Jewish cultural institutions must be strengthened, but we cannot ignore the enemies at the gates

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Was New York Times columnist Bret Stephens right? Should we stop funding the fight against antisemitism? That’s the question he posed in a powerful State of World Jewry address in New York on Feb. 1. Stephens believes that spending millions of dollars on the fight against antisemitism is a waste of money. But tell that to the families of the victims of antisemitism from Toronto to Paris to Manchester to Bondi Beach.

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It’s true that “this is a scary time to be a Jew,” as Stephens said, and he admits that, “The honour of being hated is … what led to the massacre at Bondi Beach” and other atrocities, including the October 7 massacre.

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