President Joe Biden on Monday acknowledged fears that Jewish Americans may be harbouring this year due to a surge in antisemitism both in the US and abroad during a White House reception marking the start of the Hanukkah holiday.
Speaking in the executive mansion’s grand foyer, Mr Biden told a group of invited attendees: “This year’s Hanukkah arrives in the midst of rising and emboldened of antisemitism – at home and, quite frankly, around the world”.
