Although Israel is the homeland for the Jewish people, I believe that anti-Semitism, just like racism and xenophobia, is not only a Jewish problem or an Israeli problem, but it says everything about the society in which it raises its ugly head. Antisemitism, the way I see it as a sickness that eats at the core of humanity.

It is a plague which the planet cannot tolerate. I firmly believe that only in understanding this can we bring about change. The challenge must be met by the international community, and Israel, as homeland to the Jewish people is of course part of this battle. In a way, we are on the frontline, but we need the world, the international community and leaders from different parts of the world to work together in order to change the current reality. While for us in Israel, combating antisemitism is part of our foreign policy, I would like to see it as an important part of domestic policy throughout the world.