Dove Kent (U.S. Senior Director of Diaspora Alliance)

Dove, go ahead, give me your full name and tell me what you do. My name is Dove Kent, and I am the U.S. Senior Director of Diaspora Alliance. Diaspora Alliance confronts anti-Semitism and its distortion. And we believe that antisemitism corrodes democracy by fueling conspiracy theories and bigotry and misdirecting people's anger, fear, and understanding of power.

Dove, go ahead, give me your full name and tell me what you do. My name is Dove Kent, and I am the U.S. Senior Director of Diaspora Alliance. Diaspora Alliance confronts anti-Semitism and its distortion. And we believe that antisemitism corrodes democracy by fueling conspiracy theories and bigotry and misdirecting people's anger, fear, and understanding of power.

Dove, go ahead, give me your full name and tell me what you do. My name is Dove Kent, and I am the U.S. Senior Director of Diaspora Alliance. Diaspora Alliance confronts anti-Semitism and its distortion. And we believe that antisemitism corrodes democracy by fueling conspiracy theories and bigotry and misdirecting people's anger, fear, and understanding of power.

And at the same time, fabricated or reckless accusations of antisemitism are used to thwart and malign struggles for human rights, justice, and equality, and make it harder to challenge antisemitism when it arises. Both of these are true at the same time, and they reinforce each other.

And at the same time, fabricated or reckless accusations of antisemitism are used to thwart and malign struggles for human rights, justice, and equality, and make it harder to challenge antisemitism when it arises. Both of these are true at the same time, and they reinforce each other.

And at the same time, fabricated or reckless accusations of antisemitism are used to thwart and malign struggles for human rights, justice, and equality, and make it harder to challenge antisemitism when it arises. Both of these are true at the same time, and they reinforce each other.

Well, what I'll say is that there's actually not a lot of difference in how most Jews or scholars define the basics of anti-Semitism. What people disagree on is how and when that is applied to Israel. And so a lot of the fights over the definitions are actually proxy fights for people's politics about Israel and Palestine.

Well, what I'll say is that there's actually not a lot of difference in how most Jews or scholars define the basics of anti-Semitism. What people disagree on is how and when that is applied to Israel. And so a lot of the fights over the definitions are actually proxy fights for people's politics about Israel and Palestine.

Well, what I'll say is that there's actually not a lot of difference in how most Jews or scholars define the basics of anti-Semitism. What people disagree on is how and when that is applied to Israel. And so a lot of the fights over the definitions are actually proxy fights for people's politics about Israel and Palestine.

Yeah, I think that whether speech or conduct about Zionism and Israel is anti-Semitic should be based on the standards for speech or conduct that apply to anti-Semitic behavior in general. But that as a general rule, criticism of Zionism in Israel, opposition to Israel's policies, nonviolent political action directed at the state of Israel or its policies are not as such inherently anti-Semitic.

Yeah, I think that whether speech or conduct about Zionism and Israel is anti-Semitic should be based on the standards for speech or conduct that apply to anti-Semitic behavior in general. But that as a general rule, criticism of Zionism in Israel, opposition to Israel's policies, nonviolent political action directed at the state of Israel or its policies are not as such inherently anti-Semitic.

Yeah, I think that whether speech or conduct about Zionism and Israel is anti-Semitic should be based on the standards for speech or conduct that apply to anti-Semitic behavior in general. But that as a general rule, criticism of Zionism in Israel, opposition to Israel's policies, nonviolent political action directed at the state of Israel or its policies are not as such inherently anti-Semitic.

Very soon after it came out, it was published on the one-year anniversary of October 7th. So it was published on October 7th, 2024. And right away, my colleagues and I were very alarmed by this plan. Right when Project Esther was rolled out, most Jewish institutions that you might imagine might be aligned with this had actually nothing to say because they'd never heard of it.

Very soon after it came out, it was published on the one-year anniversary of October 7th. So it was published on October 7th, 2024. And right away, my colleagues and I were very alarmed by this plan. Right when Project Esther was rolled out, most Jewish institutions that you might imagine might be aligned with this had actually nothing to say because they'd never heard of it.

Very soon after it came out, it was published on the one-year anniversary of October 7th. So it was published on October 7th, 2024. And right away, my colleagues and I were very alarmed by this plan. Right when Project Esther was rolled out, most Jewish institutions that you might imagine might be aligned with this had actually nothing to say because they'd never heard of it.

There are basically no Jews involved in this plan to supposedly dismantle antisemitism. The Heritage Foundation as the core author and other allied organizations, many of them Christian nationalist organizations, And I will say that throughout the plan, they misuse Jewish text, they refer to Jewish groups with the wrong terms, they call Jewish positions on antisemitism inexplicable.

There are basically no Jews involved in this plan to supposedly dismantle antisemitism. The Heritage Foundation as the core author and other allied organizations, many of them Christian nationalist organizations, And I will say that throughout the plan, they misuse Jewish text, they refer to Jewish groups with the wrong terms, they call Jewish positions on antisemitism inexplicable.

There are basically no Jews involved in this plan to supposedly dismantle antisemitism. The Heritage Foundation as the core author and other allied organizations, many of them Christian nationalist organizations, And I will say that throughout the plan, they misuse Jewish text, they refer to Jewish groups with the wrong terms, they call Jewish positions on antisemitism inexplicable.

In an interview actually with a member of the Heritage Foundation, they said something along the lines of, If Jews were doing their job countering anti-Semitism, we wouldn't be in the position we're in now. So the plan really derides Jews throughout it.

In an interview actually with a member of the Heritage Foundation, they said something along the lines of, If Jews were doing their job countering anti-Semitism, we wouldn't be in the position we're in now. So the plan really derides Jews throughout it.