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By: Greer Fay Cashman - May 26, 2021
Israel's concern over the spike in antisemitism around the globe and the US in particular, which was sparked by the recent fighting between Gaza and Israel, was one of the key topics of conversation in the working meeting on Wednesday between President Reuven Rivlin and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who happens to be Jewish.
Even if it were not so, Blinken came to Israel repeating US President Joe Biden's condemnation of antisemitic incidents across the US.
Rivlin conveyed Israel's appreciation for Biden's strongly and clearly expressed position on the issue of antisemitism.
Hamas, which initiated the recent conflagration, was also a major feature of the discussion between the two men. Rivlin found it inconceivable that Hamas is not designated as a war criminal worldwide. It is vitally important to apply this designation, he insisted, when IDF soldiers are facing charges in the International Criminal Court. "The world should understand that the real war criminals are hiding in Gaza behind civilian populations."
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