The Steady Drip: Over 90 House Reps. Call on Mayorkas to Take 'Urgent Action to Combat Antisemitism' (Connecting the Dots: Alejandro Mayorkas, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the American Constitution Society, the Atlantic Council, Soros & his son Jonathan, Brookings Institution & the Aspen Institute, all Networking)

Over 90 House Reps. Call on Mayorkas to Take 'Urgent Action to Combat Antisemitism' (Connecting the Dots: Alejandro Mayorkas, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the American Constitution Society, the Atlantic Council, Soros & his son Jonathan, Brookings Institution & the Aspen Institute, all Networking)

By Nick Koutsobinas | Wednesday, 29 June 2022 07:51 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/house-antisemitism-alejandro-mayorkas/2022/06/29/id/1076698/

Over 90 members in the House of Representatives are calling on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to take urgent steps in curbing antisemitic incidents, which reached an all-time high last year in the United States.

In a letter dictated by Reps. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., and Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., the members of Congress called on Mayorkas to press President Joe Biden to prioritize the establishment of "an inter-agency strategy to overcome the threat of antisemitism."

Such a strategy, the group says, should comprise a whole-of-government approach to "address the growing problem of domestic antisemitism."

"We must ensure our federal, state, and local agencies are communicating with one another and have the necessary education, training, and resources to confront this threat," they write.

"We must ensure every facet of our government is engaging with local community partners on the front lines. And we must ensure DHS and all its inter-agency partners are prioritizing this issue and tackling it with the urgency and coordination it warrants."

The letter, according to The Hill, comes amidst the release of an audit conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which cited over 2,700 incidences of vandalism, harassment, and assault against Jewish individuals in the U.S. in 2021.

The level of violence marked a 34% increase from 2020, the highest number in one year since 1979, when antisemitic incidences were starting to be tracked by the ADL.

The House passed a measure last month condemning the rise of antisemitism in a 420-1 vote. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the only congressman to vote against the resolution. Massie wrote in a tweet that it "promoted internet censorship and violations of the 1st amendment."

But in their letter to Mayorkas, the lawmakers requested that "appropriate representatives" from departments within the U.S. government, extending to the Justice, State, Education, Labor, and Defense, "be included in the discussion."

"Only by working together," they add, "across all branches and levels of government, across our country and throughout our society, can we address the many facets of antisemitism and ensure the safety and security of the American Jewish community.

"Hate in all its forms is destructive and, unaddressed, risks fraying the fabric of our nation. We must continue to speak up and confront antisemitism head-on, whenever and wherever it arises."

Connecting the Dots:

Alejandro N. Mayorkas is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Joe Biden Administration and was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Danielle C. Gray was a lawyer at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is an associate counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Derek Douglas was an associate at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and a special assistant for urban affairs for the Barack Obama administration.

Ronald A. Klain was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and the chief of staff to the vice president for the Barack Obama administration.

Walter E. Dellinger III is a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society.

Warren Christopher was a senior partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Thomas E. Donilon was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the White House deputy national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

William T. Coleman Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank senior partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Jonathan Greenblatt was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and is a director & CEO for the Anti-Defamation League.

Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation is a White House office for the Barack Obama administration.

Sonal Shah was a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the head of global development for Google.org.

Google.org is a philanthropic arm for Google Inc.

Google Inc. was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

L. John Doerr is a director at Google Inc. and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Eric E. Schmidt is the chairman of Google Inc. and the chairman emeritus for the New America Foundation.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America Foundation, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Walter E. Dellinger III is a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society and a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Warren Christopher was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a senior partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Joe Biden Administration.

Resources: Past Research

Amnesty International USA Preps for Protests Against Trump Anti-Terror Policies (Past Research on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL))

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/11/amnesty-international-usa-preps-for.html

DC Biker 9/11 Organizer Threatened with Arrest by Parks Service Police (Past Research on Alejandro N. Mayorkas & O'Melveny & Myers LLP)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/09/dc-biker-911-organizer-threatened-with.html

Backers Push Jerry Brown to Run for President in 2016 (Past Research on O'Melveny & Myers LLP)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/backers-push-jerry-brown-to-run-for.html

Google and Yahoo furious over reports that NSA secretly intercepts data links (Past Research on Google.org)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013