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The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) was honored to participate on Tuesday in the fifth-annual Pastors Summit hosted by Faith Wins in Washington, D.C.
In a presentation to an audience of more than 50 Christian pastors from across the United States, CAM Director of Christian Outreach and Engagement EJ Kimball outlined the many modern-day forms of antisemitism and encouraged united interfaith and non-partisan action against this age-old societal scourge.
Kimball underscored the importance of widespread adoption and implementation of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism.
“Reported incidents of antisemitism are a fraction of what takes place,” Kimball noted. “Antisemitic attacks happen all the time, including to me, that don’t get reported. Comments that are made, often innocently by those who are uninformed or misinformed, have real consequences and encourage those who hate Jews to be more assertive.”
“Before October 7th, Israelis would talk about things saying ‘We should do this’ or ‘We could do that’ — after October 7th, it is now ‘We must do this” and ‘We will do that,'” he added. “There are certain things that are non-negotiable, regardless of the consequences. Fighting antisemitism is a ‘We must and we will’ action.”
Kimball went to say, “‘Globalize the Intifada’ is a call for violence against Jews and those who support them. Period. It is not about peaceful protests. It is about violence.”
“The youth in our country are being indoctrinated at a very early age and churches are not immune,” Kimball warned. “You must be proactive in educating the youth in your churches about the truth or risk the next generation turning away from G-d and His Chosen People.”
One participating pastor from Iowa shared with Kimball an incident following the October 7th massacre in which a “Support Israel” billboard put up by his church was vandalized.
Kimball thanked the pastor for his courage in publicly standing with the Jewish people and highlighted this case as an example of First Amendment rights being violated, with the freedom of religion and speech for Jews and Christians alike under increasing assault.
