Antisemitism in the u. S. Following the hamas attack on israel. We want to get your reactions to the speech. How do you define antisemitism . Do you think it is on the rise . If you are jewish, how do you define it . Republicans can call 202 7488001. Democrats at 202 7488000. Independent colors can call 202 7488002. You can also text 202 7488003. Welcome to todays washington journal. People get started with a portion of the president s speech from yesterday. [video clip] President Biden we must not give safe harbor to anyone for everyone in our nation. We know that scapegoating and demonizing any minority has affected every minority and our democracy. We had to put these principles into action. I understand people have strong beliefs about the world. In america, we respect and protect the fundamental right to free speech. To protest peacefully and make our voices heard. There is no place on any campus in america for antisemitism, hate speech or violence of any kind. [applause] whether
Author sean mcfate is next on booktv. The associate professor of the National Defense university and former military mercenary talks about the use of mercenaries in wars around the world today. He says we are headed towards a future that will resemble the middle ages hiring mercenaries to fight in wars is the norm. [applause] thank you. Thank you to Atlantic Council for hosting us and thank you for making at out on a less than auspicious weather day. This book is about the return of private military force International Relations today. I wrote this not simply as an International Relations scholar but also as a practitioner that i work for a Company Called dyncorp national for several years in africa and while i was working there i saw many press reports, many think tank reports, a lot of leftwing and rightwing kneejerk reaction to simply did not get what i thought the industry was right. The genesis of writing this book was not in any way a whistleblower book. It was really to paxton s