Ira Forman

State Department to run 2 sessions on combating anti-Semitism in Europe

The sessions at a conference on religion and diplomacy are needed because expressions of anti-Semitism change from country to country and are in flux, an official said.

September 22, 2016 5:14 pm

US anti-Semitism envoy joins protest against Hungarian statue

A life-size bronze statue of Hungarian politician Balint Homan, who called for the deportation of Jews during World War II, is scheduled to be erected this month.

December 14, 2015 1:24 pm

U.S. anti-Semitism envoy opposes criminalizing anti-Semitism

Ira Forman was replying to a pro-BDS group that said the State Department definition of anti-Semitism, which is used to deal with foreign officials, inhibits free speech on U.S. campuses.

August 12, 2015 7:25 am