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appalling acts of rape and sex-
ual violence. 
As I said after Hamas’ ter-
ror attack, my commitment 
to the safety of the Jewish 
people, the security of Israel 
and its right to exist as an 
independent Jewish state is 
ironclad. The recent attack by 
Iran, firing a barrage of hun-
dreds of missiles and drones 
at Israel, reminds us of the 
existential threats that Israel 
faces by adversaries that want 
nothing less than to wipe it off 
the map. Together with our 
allies and partners, the United 
States defended Israel, and we 
helped defeat this attack.
At the same time, my 
administration is working 
around the clock to free the 
hostages who have been held 
by Hamas for over half a year; 
as I have said to their families, 
we will not rest until we bring 
them home. 
We are also leading inter-
national efforts to deliver 
urgently needed humanitarian 
aid to Gaza and an immediate 
ceasefire as part of a deal that 
releases hostages and lays the 
groundwork for an enduring 
two-state solution.
Here at home, too many 
Jews live with deep pain 
and fear from the ferocious 
surge of antisemitism — in 
our communities; at schools, 
places of worship and col-
leges; and across social media. 
These acts are despicable and 
echo the worst chapters of 
human history. They remind 
us hate never goes away — it 
only hides until it is given 
oxygen. It is our shared moral 
responsibility to forcefully 
stand up to antisemitism and 
to make clear hate can have 
no safe harbor in America.
 That is why I released 
the first-ever United States 
National Strategy to Counter 
Antisemitism and clarified 

the civil rights protections 
for Jews under Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
In addition, the Department 
of Education has launched 
investigations into antisem-
itism on college campuses, 
the Department of Justice 
is investigating and prose-
cuting hate crimes, and the 
Department of Homeland 
Security and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation are 
focused on enhancing security 
in Jewish communities. 
We also secured the larg-
est increase in funding ever 
for the physical security of 
nonprofits like synagogues, 
Jewish Community Centers 
and Jewish schools. I appoint-
ed Deborah Lipstadt, a 
Holocaust expert, as the 
first-ever ambassador-level 
Special Envoy to Monitor and 
Combat Antisemitism. 
Together, we are sending 
the message that, in America, 
evil will not win. Hate will not 
prevail. The venom and vio-
lence of antisemitism will not 
be the story of our time.
This Jewish American 
Heritage Month, we honor 
Jewish Americans, who have 
never given up on the promise 
of our nation. We celebrate 
the contributions, culture and 
values that they have passed 
down from generation to gen-
eration and that have shaped 
who we are as Americans. 
We remember that the 
power lies within each of us 
to rise together against hate, 
to see each other as fellow 
human beings, and to ensure 
that the Jewish community is 
afforded the safety, security 
and dignity they deserve as 
they continue to shine their 
light in America and around 
the world. 

Joseph R. Biden Jr. is president of the 

United States of America. 

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