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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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