The United States and Germany have launched a new initiative to stem an alarming rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial around the worldBERLIN -- The United States and Germany launched a new initiative Thursday to stem an alarming rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial around the world. The two governments announced the start of a U.S.-Germany Holocaust Dialogue that seeks to reverse the trend that gained traction during the coronavirus pandemic amid a surge in political populism across Europe and the U.S. All cited links between Holocaust denial, revisionism and ignorance to growing antisemitism as well as to broader discrimination against minorities. “Holocaust denial and other forms of antisemitism often go hand in hand with homophobia, xenophobia, racism, other hatred,” said Blinken, who is the step-son of a Holocaust survivor. “In recent years, we have seen antisemitism and racism eating into our society," Maas said.

Source: ABC News June 24, 2021 11:48 UTC