{"id":2604831,"date":"2026-05-20T03:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-announces-the-creation-of-anti-semitism-advisory-committee\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T03:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:32:45","slug":"justice-department-announces-the-creation-of-anti-semitism-advisory-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-announces-the-creation-of-anti-semitism-advisory-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Department announces the creation of Anti-Semitism Advisory Committee\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjustice-department-announces-the-creation-of-anti-semitism-advisory-committee%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604831&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Department of Justice announced the creation of the Anti-Semitism Advisory Committee (ASAC) to respond to a growing rise in antisemitism across the United States. DOJ data and reporting from groups like the Anti-Defamation League indicate that antisemitic incidents have reached record levels in recent years, including increases in assaults and vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>Leo Terrell-an attorney and senior DOJ civil rights official-was selected to lead the committee and also chairs a DOJ task force on combating anti-Semitism. The DOJ says ASAC will help coordinate timely and effective responses, guided by DOJ leadership and the attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>the announcement was framed as part of President donald Trump\u2019s broader effort to combat antisemitism, emphasizing federal action to protect Jewish Americans\u2019 civil rights and public safety while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-makes-tesla-superchargers-free-to-use-in-israel-amid-terror-attacks\/\" title=\"Elon Musk offers free Tesla Superchargers in Israel amidst terror attacks.\">supporting local communities<\/a> and confronting antisemitic discrimination and violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> announced on Tuesday the creation of the Anti-Semitism Advisory Committee to \u201caddress the rising tide of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\">antisemitism<\/a> across the United States.\u201d The formation of the advisory board comes as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/report\/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2024\">data shows<\/a> that antisemitic crimes\u00a0have increased to record levels in recent years. <\/p>\n<p>Leo Terrell, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/civil-rights-attorneys-submit-letter-to-manhattan-da-claiming-nypd-fbi-conspired-in-malcolm-x-assassination\/\" title=\"Civil rights ...s submit letter to Manhattan DA claiming NYPD, FBI conspired in Malcolm X assassination\">civil rights attorney<\/a>, political pundit, and senior counsel to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-antrim-co-forensic-report-bombshell-reveals-dominion-machines-were-set-at-68-05-error-ratemeaning-68-05-of-ballots-could-be-sent-out-for-mass-adjudication-giving-individuals-or-ma\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Antrim Co. Forensic Report BOMBSHELL Reveals Dominion Machines Were Set At 68.05% Error Rate\u2026Meaning 68.05% Of Ballots Could Be Sent Out For Mass Adjudication, Giving Individuals Or Machines Ability To Change 68.05% Of Votes\">assistant attorney general<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >civil rights division<\/a> in the Justice Department, was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-formation-advisory-committee-anti-semitism\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">selected<\/a> to lead the ASAC. Terrell is also the chairman of the Justice Department\u2019s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism. Under his leadership, ASAC will facilitate policy directives to the \u201cAttorney General and Department of Justice leadership on coordinated, timely, and effective responses to antisemitism,\u201d the Justice Department said in a press release.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4575185\/doj-third-state-inquiry-washington-housing-men-in-women-prisons\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ opens third state investigation over Washington housing biological men in women\u2019s prisons<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4575281\/abigail-spanberger-veto-virginia-marijuana-market-bill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spanberger vetoes marijuana market bill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4574112\/democrats-angry-theyre-not-getting-their-way-guy-benson\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats are angry they\u2019re not getting their way: Guy Benson<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justice Department Announces Formation of Advisory Committee on Anti-Semitism<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump has made combating antisemitism a top priority for this Administration, and we thank Leo Terrell for his leadership at the Department of Justice in helping to carry out this mission,\u201d\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oDjNlk8INc\">pic.twitter.com\/oDjNlk8INc<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\u2014 DOJ Civil Rights Division (@CivilRights) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CivilRights\/status\/2056832763081179156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump has made combating antisemitism a top priority for this Administration, and we thank Leo Terrell for his leadership at the Department of Justice in helping to carry out this mission,\u201d Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-formation-advisory-committee-anti-semitism\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a press release. \u201cProtecting civil rights of every American remains a core responsibility of the Department of Justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ASAC will include a variety of \u201ccitizen leaders dedicated to combating antisemitism. Each representative will have diverse backgrounds and come from a variety of fields in hopes of achieving the \u201ccommon goal of developing innovative solutions to address antisemitism across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Anti-Defamation League, (as of 2024) there has been an 893% <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/report\/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2024\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increase<\/a> in antisemitic acts nationwide over the last ten years. This includes a significant increase in violent, discriminatory acts in 2024, in which there was a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/report\/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2024\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> 21% increase in assaults and 20% increase in vandalism. Taking into consideration all reported antisemitic acts between 2014 and 2024, the ADL claimed it is \u201cthe highest number on record since ADL began tracking antisemitic incidents 46 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4573159\/joe-concha-democrats-petrified-condemn-growing-antisemitism\/\"><strong>JOE CONCHA: DEMOCRATS \u2018PETRIFIED\u2019 TO CONDEMN GROWING ANTISEMITISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department\u2019s antisemitism initiative was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-formation-advisory-committee-anti-semitism\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hailed<\/a> as the latest action taken by President Donald Trump to \u201ccombat antisemitism,\u201d which, in addition to the creation of the new ASAC, included deploying \u201cevery available legal tool to protect Jewish Americans and confront antisemitic discrimination and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump has made combating antisemitism a national priority because no American should live in fear because of their faith,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-formation-advisory-committee-anti-semitism\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward. \u201cThis Administration is using every tool available to confront antisemitic threats, support local communities, and ensure that radical activists and violent extremists do not intimidate law-abiding Americans.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Justice will act aggressively to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-propose-section-230-regulations\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats propose Section 230 regulations\">protect civil rights<\/a> and uphold public safety,\u201d Woodward added.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justice Department forms Anti-Semitism Advisory Committee to address rising antisemitism, led by Leo Terrell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2604832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP24326742278412.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[79976,5212,33274,33600],"class_list":["post-2604831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-advisory-committee","tag-anti-semitism","tag-civil-rights","tag-justice-department"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP24326742278412.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604831"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604835,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604831\/revisions\/2604835"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}