In their 2015 report, Human Rights First stressed the correlation between the rise of intolerance and the rise of antisemitism, stating that, “[l]eft unchecked, antisemitism leads to the persecution of other minorities, and to an overall increase in repression and intolerance. An increase in antisemitism is a harbinger [indication] of societal breakdown.”
Source: “New Major Outlines Strategies to Combat French Antisemitism and Extremism.” Human Rights First.
Think about what you have learned about the power and danger of propaganda and its use as a tool to promote antisemitism.
- What do you think you can you do to counter antisemitic propaganda when you are confronted with it?
- Write a Six Word Pledge that captures your response and share with a peer. (Example: I pledge to... always speak up against hateful messages.)