Religion
US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents
Ira Forman was named as a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism
[REUTERS]
The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about incidents in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran.
Secretary of State John Kerry named Ira Forman, a long time director of the National Jewish Democratic Council, as special envoy citing a “troubling trend” of anti-Semitism around the world. Forman succeeds Hannah Rosenthal, who stepped down last year.
The 2012 report on religious freedom said an increase worldwide in anti-Semitism was “of great concern.”
Read more about the Ira Forman’s new post at Reuters.
