A Fight Over How to Fight Anti-Semitism

The Daily

• Episode: A Fight Over How to Fight Anti-Semitism
• Website: The Daily
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• Duration: 00:19:46
• Published: 2019-12-18 11:51

President Trump has issued an executive order cracking down on anti-Semitism. But some Jewish Americans fear that the plan could end up deepening prejudice instead of curbing it. Guest: Max Fisher, a Times international reporter and columnist for The Interpreter. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

Background reading:

• The executive order touches on a defining issue of our time: Who belongs, and who decides?
• Some students across the United States said they were afraid that the order would backfire, worsening anti-Semitism on college campuses.