@akeyak

Exec Director @EmoryUniversity Policy Institute on Countering Antisemitism. Fmr US Deputy Special Envoy to Monitor & Combat Antisemitism https://xitter.cf/t.co/FN6GsODWjI

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Deborah Lipstadt launches Emory institute to train the next generation of policymakers fighting antisemitism, @HaleyCohen19 reports ji.news/5iy74

Deborah Lipstadt launches Emory institute to train the next generation of policymakers fighting...

The former State Department envoy says EPICA will stay 'laser focused' on policy, tracking whether governments follow through on the global guidelines she helped write

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Emory University launches institute to combat antisemitism Founded by former U.S. antisemitism envoy @deborahlipstadt, the institute will study policy responses to Jew-hatred and train leaders to confront it eu1.hubs.ly/H0yjTQf0

Emory University launches institute to combat antisemitism

Founded by former U.S. antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt, the institute will study policy responses to Jew-hatred and train leaders to confront it.

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“I urge the relatively new kosher-keeping residents of Washington, D.C., to understand the privilege that they have to live in this time,” said @akeyak. “And with the advent of all these food delivery apps, you can reach into the suburbs and get everything from kosher Chinese to pizza.” Full story from @GSDeutch: ji.news/5ef6f

D.C. has a kosher restaurant problem. Owners say to blame the math

The closure of Oro Nami after less than a year has reignited a long-running debate about why the nation's capital is stuck with just one full-service kosher option

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Gabby Deutch@GSDeutchAug 11
After a kosher sushi spot closed, I waded into an age-old Washington debate, one w/ rare bipartisan agreement: Why aren't there more kosher restaurants in DC? (except @akeyak, who says newcomers don't know that they actually have it pretty good right now) jewishinsider.com/2026/08/wa…

D.C. has a kosher restaurant problem. Owners say to blame the math

The closure of Oro Nami after less than a year has reignited a long-running debate about why the nation's capital is stuck with just one full-service kosher option

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CAM survey: As the US celebrates 250th anniversary, most American Jews faced antisemitism this year jpost.com/diaspora/antisemit… @Jerusalem_Post
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE | 57% of American Jews reported experiencing antisemitism — frequently manifesting online — in the past year, in a new study by Combat Antisemitism Movement. @HaleyCohen19 reports: ji.news/59r2n

Majority of U.S. Jews say they experienced antisemitism in the last year in new survey

The study by Combat Antisemitism Movement, conducted in May, found that the more visibly Jewish a person is, the risk of facing antisemitic hate rises significantly

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As a high schooler in San Francisco decades ago, Aaron Keyak went downtown one day to check out a protest against the Iraq War. The slogans criticizing the war, and US President George W. Bush, were there. But he also saw something that surprised him: antisemitic and anti-Israel signs that — to his teenage eyes — seemed out of place. Now, some 20 years later, during the US-Israeli war with Iran, Keyak is seeing what anyone else with an internet connection can see: voices, across the political spectrum, blaming Israel for dragging the US into another Middle Eastern war. Read Ben Sales’ full analysis on The Times of Israel: timesofisrael.com/many-ameri…
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Many American Jews want a close US-Israel alliance. The Iran war shows how it can be a trap. timesofisrael.com/many-ameri…

Many American Jews want a close US-Israel alliance. The Iran war shows how it can be a trap

When the US and Israel cooperate closely, it can open the door to blame Israel for American missteps. Still, some say that for US Jews, the benefits of this war outweigh the risks

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“Whether in the form of rhetoric from leading political figures or through antisemitic attacks, these critics of the current military operations must stop collectively blaming Jews for the war with Iran,” says Aaron Keyak. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sBX7j0

‘Stop blaming Jews’ for Iran war, former Biden antisemitism envoy says

The Combat Antisemitism Movement’s Antisemitism Research Center reported a 34% increase in hostility toward Jews and Israel worldwide in the first week of the conflict.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro alleges in memoir that Kamala Harris' team asked him if he had ever been an Israeli agent abcnews.go.com/Politics/gov-…

Gov. Josh Shapiro alleges in memoir that Kamala Harris' team asked him if he had ever been an...

Josh Shapiro, in a forthcoming memoir, claimed that the running mate vetting team for Kamala Harris asked him if he was ever an agent of the Israeli government.

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"That Governor Josh Shapiro wrote that he was asked if he was a double agent of the world’s only Jewish state is an antisemitic inquiry," said @akeyak, who served as the Biden administration's Deputy Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. combatantisemitism.org/cam-n…

PA Governor Josh Shapiro Says He Was Asked by Harris Team If He Ever Was an ‘Agent of the Israeli...

In a forthcoming memoir, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said his vetting for the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nomination included a question that left him alarmed and deeply unsettled. In...

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Amichai Stein
@AmichaiStein1Jan 19
בכיר בממשל ביידן @akeyak על שאלת "הנאמנות הכפולה" שנשאל מושל פנסילבניה ג'וש שפירו: "מדובר באנטישמיות נטו" - ראיון מיוחד xitter.cf/AmichaiStein1/status/2…
Amichai Stein
@AmichaiStein1Jan 19

״אנטישמי באופן בוטה״: בכיר בממשל ביידן, אהרון קיאק, תוקף את שאלת ״הסוכן הכפול״ שהופנתה לג׳וש שפירו

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The revelation that Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was asked if he was a “double agent for Israel” during the vetting process for the 2024 Democratic vice-presidential nomination has sparked a firestorm of criticism. @AmichaiStein1 jpost.com/diaspora/antisemit…

Senior Biden admin. official Aaron Keyak slams ‘double agent’ question posed to Josh Shapiro

"If a person were truly an intelligence asset of a foreign government, they’re just going to say ‘no.’ So, what was the motivation? Were they trying to intimidate him?" Keyak asks.

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@AmichaiStein1Jan 19

״אנטישמי באופן בוטה״: בכיר בממשל ביידן, אהרון קיאק, תוקף את שאלת ״הסוכן הכפול״ שהופנתה לג׳וש שפירו

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Lahav Harkov
@LahavHarkovJan 19
.@akeyak, the former Deputy Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in the Biden administration, said of PA Gov. Josh Shapiro being asked if he's an Israeli Agent that he had similar experiences. "I have heard from too many being asked similar questions over many years and I can speak from personal experience. During my vetting process I faced questions in a classified setting that my fellow non-Jewish political appointees did not. These sort of antisemitic questions are anti-American and do not represent the best that the Democratic Party offers. Now and especially during the next Presidential campaign we must demand better.”
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@AmichaiStein1Jan 19
תגובה מבכיר בממשל ביידן: @akeyak, לשעבר סגן השליח המיוחד לפיקוח ולמאבק באנטישמיות במחלקת המדינה של ארצות הברית בתקופת ממשל ביידן/האריס: "מה שמושל פנסילבניה ג'וש שפירו כתב — שהוא נשאל אם היה סוכן כפול של המדינה היהודית היחידה בעולם — זו שאלה אנטישמית. למרבה הצער, זו לא הפעם הראשונה שממשלת ארצות הברית או קמפיין נשיאותי מיישמים סטנדרט כפול כלפי יהודים אמריקאים בתהליך הבדיקה (vetting) למגוון רחב של תפקידים רשמיים. במהלך תהליך הבדיקה שלי, נשאלתי שאלות במסגרת מסווגת שלא נשאלו עמיתיי המינויים הפוליטיים הלא-יהודים."
נדב איל Nadav Eyal
@Nadav_EyalJan 19
מושל פנסילבניה ג'וש שפירו: במהלך תהליך הבדיקה שלי לתפקיד המועמד לסגן הנשיא של קמלה האריס, אנשיה שאלו אותי אם אני סוכן כפול של ישראל. הדגמה יעילה לאנטישמיות. הוא כותב על כך בספרו החדש. nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/po…

Josh Shapiro Writes That Harris Team Asked if He Had Ever Been an Israeli Agent (Gift Article)

In his new memoir, the Pennsylvania governor suggests that when Kamala Harris’s team vetted him to be her running mate, aides focused on Israel to an extent he found offensive.

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Aaron Keyak, Biden’s former Deputy Special Antisemitism envoy, calls the questions to Shapiro from the Harris vetting “an antisemitic inquiry.” Also:   “During my vetting process I faced questions in a classified setting that my fellow non-Jewish political appointees did not.”
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@IsaacDovereJan 19
Josh Shapiro writes that he was asked by Harris vetting team counsel Dana Remus, "Have you ever communicated with an undercover agent of Israel?” “If they were undercover, I responded, how the hell would I know?” he wrote. cnn.com/2026/01/18/politics/…

Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’ | CNN...

A number of forces on the left questioned Josh Shapiro’s ties to Israel during Kamala Harris’ rushed running mate selection process in 2024. In his new memoir out next week, the Pennsylvania governor...

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🚨 @akeyak, former Deputy Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism in the U.S. Department of State during the Biden/Harris Administration: "What Governor Josh Shapiro wrote that he was asked if he was a double agent of the world’s only Jewish state is an antisemitic inquiry. Unfortunately, this is not the first time the U.S. government or a presidential campaign has applied a double standard to American Jews during the vetting process for a wide range of officials. During my vetting process I faced questions in a classified setting that my fellow non-Jewish political appointees did not"
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@IsaacDovereJan 19
Josh Shapiro writes that he was asked by Harris vetting team counsel Dana Remus, "Have you ever communicated with an undercover agent of Israel?” “If they were undercover, I responded, how the hell would I know?” he wrote. cnn.com/2026/01/18/politics/…

Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’ | CNN...

A number of forces on the left questioned Josh Shapiro’s ties to Israel during Kamala Harris’ rushed running mate selection process in 2024. In his new memoir out next week, the Pennsylvania governor...

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Aaron Keyak, the Biden WH deputy antisemitism envoy, out with a new statement on Kamala Harris 2024 vetting process: "That Governor Josh Shapiro wrote that he was asked if he was a double agent of the world’s only Jewish state is an antisemitic inquiry." Strong words.
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Keyak reveals: "During my vetting process, I faced questions in a classified setting that my fellow non-Jewish political appointees did not."
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@jacobkornbluhJan 19
🚨 Aaron Keyak, the Biden admin deputy antisemitism envoy and Biden/Harris 2020 Jewish liaison, in a statement: "That Governor Josh Shapiro wrote that he was asked if he was a double agent of the world’s only Jewish state is an antisemitic inquiry."
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