Jewish Organizations Form International Task Force Against Antisemitism

Eight major Jewish organizations from seven countries announced on July 25 that they will be forming the J7, the Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism.

The eight organizations that will be part of the J7 are the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish American Organizations, Board of Deputies of British Jews, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs in Canada, Central Council of Jews in Germany, Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France and Delegación de Asociaciones Israelitas Argentinas. According to a press release, the J7 will provide “top consultation” on the issue of antisemitism as well as “develop strategies and action plans” to counter antisemitism.

“Antisemitism is rising around the world, especially in countries where there are large Jewish populations,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement. “And threats to our communities are not contained by continents and borders. We needed to meet these challenges through coordinated action. This new coalition of major organizations representing seven large Jewish Diaspora communities in liberal democracies will provide a formal framework for coordination, consultation and formulating global responses to antisemitic threats against the Jewish people.”

Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish American Organizations CEO William Daroff similarly said in a statement, “Antisemitism, which is the world’s oldest hatred, no longer looks or spreads the way it did in the past. The vitriol once felt for individual Jews or Jewish practice, has metastasized into blaming the Jewish people and the Jewish state for the ills of the world. Social media enables antisemitic hate to cross borders, where it spreads faster than ever before. It is therefore imperative for the largest diaspora Jewish communities to engage in regular conversation to develop strategies to combat the pernicious spread of antisemitism. What impacts one community, impacts us all.”