The U.S. anti-Semitism envoy was in London to discuss the reported rise of anti-Semitism in Britain. Gregg Rickman, special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, met this week with government and law enforcement organizations, including leaders of the British Jewish community, during his three-day visit. Rickman is on his way to Bucharest to attend the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s conference on Anti-Semitism and Other Forms of Intolerance, which begins Thursday. Rickman, who took his newly created post in May 2006, also visited France and Russia.
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