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US STATE DEPT FUNDS PROGRAM TO PROBE ANTI-SEMITISM IN M.E…….

This is an interesting development, the SD has been traditionally a very Arabist institution. They should begin their research with the Koran however, it’s the starting point for any anti-Semitism in the Muslim world. KGS

US State Department funds program to probe anti-Semitism in Middle East

The Special Envoy was created by the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004, and is a part of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.

Israel Hayom staff

The U.S. State Department has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Middle East Media Research Institute to conduct a project that documents anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial and Holocaust glorification in the Middle East. The grant was awarded by the Office of International Religious Freedom, part of the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

“The grant will enable MEMRI to expand its efforts to monitor the media, translate materials into 10 languages, analyze trends in anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial and glorification, and increase distribution of materials through its website and other outlets,” the State Department said in a statement released Thursday.

Through translations and research, MEMRI aims to inform and educate journalists, government leaders, academia and the general public about trends in anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial in the Middle East and South Asia, generating awareness and response to these issues. MEMRI is a non-governmental organization based in Washington, D.C. Its research is translated into 10 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Hebrew.

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2 Responses

  1. $200k? Cheapskates. The grant should have been in the millions of dollars for the fabulous services provided by MEMRI.

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