The profound rise in anti-Semitism in the world should greatly concern us all. Disguising anti-Semitic speech as free speech is indeed a slippery slope. Supporting a defense of this type of free speech is nothing less than a subversion of “free speech” and dangerously undermines our system of values. 

Is this paranoia? As we prepare to observe Purim and Passover, we should be mindful that while Jews in this country enjoy unprecedented freedoms, history repeatedly shows how destructive anti-Semitism can be. We must not be silent on this issue.