Thousands around the world were mobilized this week by “The Orange Revolution” campaign – a global social media initiative launched by CAM demanding the release of Ariel, Kfir, and Shiri Bibas. For 485 days, these two little boys and their mother have been held hostage in Gaza. Their father, Yarden, was freed last Saturday. No one knows where these innocent children are or if they are even alive.

Children belong in the arms of their parents, not in the hands of terrorists. They are not bargaining chips. They are not war trophies. Yet Hamas and Islamic Jihad have paraded Israeli hostages in staged propaganda videos, using their suffering to send a message of cruelty and dominance. We cannot be silent. We cannot let the kidnapping of children be normalized.

Nor can we remain indifferent amid the proliferation of antisemitism worldwide, including in the United States. Many American lawmakers understand the stakes, and CAM was proud to join the announcement of the reintroduction of the Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA) in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.

This vital legislation lays out a clear framework for identifying violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act that are motivated by antisemitism and offer the tools necessary to protect Jewish Americans, particularly college and university students who have faced unprecedented levels of intimidation, harassment, and physical violence since October 7th.