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That is a nonsensical question. But what i really meant isntsly was thinking going to affect my thinking. Earn ai learn living. Asked the neurologist what is going to happen . And he says he was trying to tell me it wasnt such a big deal. Edge. D you may lose your as if that was just nothing. I thought my edge is how i earn a living. Its why i have my friends. Maybe why i have my wife. 4 the israeli ambassador to the u. S. Was in washington dc where he addressed the Antidefamation League at their leadership summit. He talked about speaking out against antisemitism. His remarks were followed by Charles Ramsey who talked about the criminal Justice System and the role of police. This is 15 minutes. Im pleased and honored to have with us today israels ambassador to the United States. He was raised in Miami Beach Florida where his father and brother served as mayor. You can consult the summit with his dirty from miami to be appointed as israels ambassador in 2013. He is one of israels most trusted advisers. He has been israels emissary to the United States during a consequential time for israel and the jewish people. We are grateful to be with us today. Mr. Ambassador it is great to have at our podium please join me to welcome him. [applause] i hear the clinking of the plates. Bon appetit. It is a pleasure to have an opportunity to speak at this conference that brings in leaders from across the country and it gives me on behalf of israel the opportunity to thank it thank jonathan. Where is he . Ok. It still gives me an opportunity. [laughter] advance israels interest in washington and strengthen the relationship between israel and america. Fulfilling that mission has included focusing on ways to combat irans aggression and terror, working on efforts to support these negotiations between israelis and palestinians and to oppose onesided antiisrael initiatives in the international arena, to forge a new memorandum of understanding with the Obama Administration regarding military assistance which i hope we will be able to conclude soon. But today i want to use my very limited time to talk not about my mission but your mission over one century ago with a defamation of the jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. This organization can take great pride in the work it has done over the last century to advance that mission. The adl has been an internationally respected voice in the fight against antisemitism and in the broader. Truggle for som human rights it is always recognize when the rights of one group is in danger the rights are all are in danger. Of what someder seem to have forgotten. That the defamation of the jewish people preceded the birth of the jewish state. The adl opened its first office in 1913 a year before the outbreak of world war i. Two decades before the rise of before the35 years birth of israel. The adl was founded to stop the defamation of the jews and its people in this room know very well the defamation of the jews was not unique to the 20th century. It is a problem that has been unique for more than 20 centuries. It has plagued backwards and progressive societies. It has transcended time and space, faith and coulters. Ive mentioned this banal point because too many have forgotten it. Too many believe today the jewish state is because of the defamation of the jewish people. That israel is the cause of antisemitism across the world. They believe the shameful questioning of a student at ucla or the statements of politicians in london, or the murderous actions of killers in paris are sometimes a byproduct of israels policy. Israelome today believe is the cause of antisemitism, the adl first opened its doors in 1913 some believed israel was the cure for antisemitism. Some of the greatest zionist thinkers believed hatred for jews was primarily a function of being a minority everywhere and the majority nowhere. They believed if only the jewish people had a state like all the nations they would be treated like all the nations. At the beginning of the 20th century they believed the cause of antisemitism was a did not have a state. At the beginning of the 21st century some believe the cause of antisemitism is the jews do have a state. The truth is the establishment is neither the cause of nor the cure for antisemitism. What the establishment of israel did do was it gave the jewish people the power to defend themselves against antisemitism and enabled the jewish state to defend itself militarily when that hatred spilled over into physical attacks and by restoring to the jewish people a sovereign voice among the nations it enabled us to defend ourselves against the defamation that often precedes physical attacks. As israelst 68 years has raised that sovereign voice the adl has time and again raised its powerful voice as israeld for that all of is profoundly grateful. [applause] ladies and gentlemen the defamers today against whom we must raise our voice together are the proponents of the movement to boycott, divest from an sanction israel. A movement that seeks to cast israel as an apartheid state, as the perpetrator as genocide, as an evil that must be destroyed. Movementantisomatic and should be exposed as such. It is notugh enough to simply pen a Scarlet Letter on the chest of the movement. Ismust first explain why it an antisomatic movement. That is not difficult to do. One of the hallmarks is the attempt to judge jews by a different standard than other peoples. That is why the intent to judge this israel is simply an old hatred in a new form. Orn a Christian Church group an Academic Society wishes to divest from israel or boycott, the question we should be asking is simple. 51st, 91st or hundred 31st country on their list of boycotted countries. If it is we should not accuse the members of that organization of antisemitism. We should assume they are misinformed. Somethis organization has principle by which it is judging countries and applied that to all countries in the world, and israel has for some reason been wrongly included. Engage should then be to this organization and dialogue, to get them the facts and ensure they know the truth. We should make sure they know about israels open society, our independent courts, commitment to protect the rights of women, minorities, gays and all citizens. And to protect the sacred sites of jews, christians and all faiths. I would put the recent decision of Freedom House to list israel s press as only partially free in the category of the misinformed. Anyone with the slightest familiarity with the is larry dailey Israeli Press knows this is an absurd decision. If freedom of the press is defined as having the ability to hold the powerful to account, israels press is one of the freest in the world. Their decisionl and antisemitic decision. They have included so many other countries in that category. I would say it is a misguided decision and the answer is more dialogue to get the facts straight. When we hear that a Methodist Church group has decided to divest church funds from israel or that an american Academic Society has called for boycotting israeli academics, and we find out the only country being targeted by these organizations is israel, we should assume this is antisemitism. Ancientiddle east were Christian Communities are being this and mated and decapitated, the one country being targeted is the only country in the region where christians are free and safe only makes the antisemitism that much more disgraceful. In a world in which academics in dozens of countries are shot or imprisoned for their belief, the one country academics are boycotting is where they can say what they want and research what they want only makes the antisemitism that much more obscene. The important thing to remember is the answer here is not to engage. The answer is to ostracize. The burden of proof should not be placed on the jewish state or the jewish people to explain why the antisemites are wrong but why rather on the antisemites to explain why they are right. They must be asked a simple question. By what principle has israel been singled out alone among the nations of the world for boycott , divestment, and sanctions. Other than principle antisemitism. That is why here the answer is not to inform the uninformed. Theto delegitimize delegitimize hers. Ladies and gentlemen, one of the biggest fallacies when it comes to antisemitism is to believe that it is a disease that information and education alone can eradicate. Posted believe this should learn the history of the jewish people. They should learn antisemitism has afflicted both the ignorant educated. They should learn the legacy of this ancient hatred is not only , bute pitchforks and clubs. N the poison minds and pens they should read a book called the devil and the jews that tries to make sense of that. Here is a passage we should all be wise to keep in mind in the years ahead. All the statistics and arguments have not been effective in abolishing a single one of them. The factve despite that they can be and are so easily exploded. Historians and sociologists and economists and anthropologists and all the arrests the rest can argue blue in the face but those who believe those fables go on believing and acting as though they were true. . Hy in heavens name is this there can be but one answer. People believe such things because they want to believe them. Accepte predisposed to any and all accusations irrespective of objective merit that fit into their preconceived. Otion of the jew the specific charges are nothing more than rationalizations of it under nine underlying animus. They need be superficially plausible to be embraced as gospel truth. Can andnd gentlemen, we we must state the facts clearly. We can and we must spread the truth unapologetically. The facts and the truth do matter. They also matter to people of goodwill and open minds everywhere. We must recognize that old habits die hard and the oldest habits die hardest. We once recognize there are some people that who always want to believe the worst about the jews and the worst about the jewish state. We must appreciate israel is no more responsible for the thatous hatred directed jews are responsible for the venomous hatred directed against them across the ages. A century ago, this organization stopout on a mission to the defamation of the jews. Certainly worth pursuing. Im just not sure any force on earth can fully achieve it. If we cannot stop the defamation , we can certainly fight the defamation. We can expose the hypocrisy. Thean delegitimize delegitimizers and do it knowing each and every battle counts and the actions of each and every soldier can make a difference. Adlou, the soldiers of the i say thank you. Thank you for continuing to be israel steadfast partner in defending the jewish people and the jewish state. [applause] and now jonathan comes in. I think they said i was going to take a couple of questions which im happy to do now. No questions . Yes. Is there a difference between antisemitism and antizionism . Hat i would say is no i will explain why. There is a difference between antisemitism and criticism of israel. Ago i number of years worked with one of my mentors on coming up with a way of telling the difference. We called it the 3d test. To show the difference between legitimate criticism that can be tough and criticism that spills over into antisemitism. Demonization of israel, a double standard, and the denial of israels right to exist. Who dont know, the reason why i chose them is the image was on you watch a 3d movie everything is blurred if you are not wearing the glasses. If you put it on it pops up at you. When i said that, why dont we call it a 3d test, he had never seen a 3d movie. Andppose growing up spending nine years of your adult life in the gulags limits your 3d watching possibilities. That was supposed to show the difference. You could argue before the birth of israel if you were against zionism you are not necessarily an antisemite. The fact that jews believe something doesnt preclude the possibility of antisemitism. Their antisomatic jews as well. That is not an answer. Once you have a sovereign jewish date you have a living breathing state that is 68 years old. What are the antizionist saying . The jewish people who have a state do not have a right of selfdetermination, alone among nations of the world . To have that position and to argue you believe the palestinians should have a state, that makes it all the more outrageous. They traced back their history to the 1950s. The jewish people face trace our collective identity as a , when the palestinians refer to themselves as palestinians, we have been a jewish people for 4000 years. You are going to be against the right of the jewish people to a state of their wrong . That is what zionism is. The definition, the right of jewish people to selfdetermination in the land of israel. You can argue about the borders of the state and what the land of israel should be, but if you are arguing against the selfdetermination of the jewish people and you are denying the right of the jews to say to their own, unless you dont. Elieve and peoples have rights if you are somebody who believes that there should be any nations states in the world, then i suppose you can be an antizionists without being an antisemi. There are any nations in the world that deserve the right to a state which is to deny the jewish people the right to a state that is antisemitism. [indiscernible] the question was, what is the position of israel to the rising antisemitism in europe and jews living in and coming to israel. We believe that all governments should protect their citizens. Regardless of their faith. If jews want to stay in france, they should be protected from antisemitism in france. What they should now is that they only have the right to come to israel and live there. That is a right that it everyone who is a supporter of israel should never take for granted. It is a right that we did not have as a people for many centuries. Land,e kicked out of one then we were looking for some other king or president to take us in. All is interesting is with of the problems of the problems with the jews in europe, one question that no one is asking is where are those jews going to go . Israel is anecause answer. It may not be the answer for the jews, but it is an answer. Refuge for jews in danger anywhere around the world. Be a personal observation from somebody who lives in jerusalem, i see it as a direct connection between antisemitism and france and the quality of restaurants in jerusalem. [laughter] the worse it gets there the better the easy beating in jerusalem. The better the eating and jerusalem. Seems to me a lot of the ng jews are exercising i make a distinction the jews are holding themselves to a higher standard than a lot of the jews who were involved are considered continuing the tradition. Here i would make the addendum to what i say. Specifically mention Church Groups and i specifically mention academic groups. Those are National Organizations or interNational Organizations. If you single out israel as a national or international organization, alone among nations of the world, or a bouquet boycott i think an antisemi. Of same thing cannot be said palestinians who are engaged in the bbs movement. The fact that they are more interested in israel then north korea or serial syria, maybe they feel a connection. I would not call them antisemites. They might be but i dont know it by the nature of the movement. I would call immoral idiots. Which is different. Who haveeen many jews stood with the enemies of the jewish people. Whoughout our history thought they were doing it for the best of reasons and who didnt intend to bring harm to the jewish people but ultimately they brought to power forces that cause great harm to the jewish people. That was the case with the bolshevik movement. With jews that wanted to join the nazi party. People dont know the spirit they supported, until about 1935. In the case of the bbs movement all of the nonjewish supporters of the bbs movement all want to see the destruction of israel. Maybe you can find one or two people. They dont support to states for two people. They dont support piece peace. They support the dismantling of israel. For jews to join those groups who are enemies of the jewish people. They intend to bring harm. Your adversaries are those who disagree with you on the best way to achieve the common objective. Your enemies are those who try to do harm. People who are leading the bbs Movement Want to cause harm to the state and to the jewish people. That is whack all those jews who i call immoral idiots. That is why i call all those jews. We have a new tradition over the last 68 years. The stories of jews siding with ,he enemy of the jewish people and full siding with the enemies, thats an old story. The new story is that there is a sovereign jewish state, ready to defend the jews on the battlefield and the people in the courts of public opinion. Thank you very much. Welcome jonathan greenblatt. Good afternoon. Started, and we begin the presentation can i remarked upon what a pleasure it was to have the ambassador here with us today. Thank you for his cogent and forceful conversation and his description of antizionism and antisemitism and the linkage is something we should take to heart. Legitimacyestion the in a way that nobody else does, thats a problem. That is antisemitism. Many years ago before terrorism was a concern for all of us and before the horrors of 9 11, our friend and longtime supporter, alan gary, had the foresight to provide expertise to Law Enforcement so they could do a better job of atta