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Former ambassador urges nuance on campus antisemitism, warns against weaponizing concerns
Summary
Alan Solomont testified about the rise in antisemitic incidents, distinguished between legitimate criticism of Israel and Jew‑hatred, and recommended multi‑framework definitions and expanded civic education.
Alan Solomont, former U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra and Dean Emeritus at Tufts University Tisch College, told the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism that antisemitism is on the rise nationally and on college campuses and that the commission should respond with careful, campus‑specific strategies rather than one‑size‑fits‑all rules.
"These attacks... were violent acts of violent antisemitism directed at Jews because they were Jews," Solomont said of recent violent episodes, urging commissioners to separate legitimate…
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