# Antisemitism Is Exploited to Divide Democracies by Ludovic Hood > “Antisemitism is once again being exploited by malign actors, including state actors, looking to sow division and distrust within and among democracies.” > **— Ludovic Hood**, *Senior Advisor, Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, July 22, 2024* ## Sources and Context - **Primary transcript:** [Senior Advisor Ludovic Hood's Remarks](https://2021-2025.state.gov/senior-advisor-ludovic-hoods-remarks-at-the-vandenberg-coalition-event-on-a-weapon-against-the-west-antisemitism-and-its-anti-american-objectives/) — archived U.S. Department of State transcript. - **Event record:** [A Weapon Against the West](https://vandenbergcoalition.org/a-weapon-against-the-west-antisemitism-and-its-anti-american-objectives/) — hosting organization's description of the event, speakers, and national-security frame. - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder preserves the complete sentence and the office and date attached to it in the source article. - **Context:** Hood delivered the sentence in State Department remarks for the Vandenberg Coalition event “A Weapon Against the West: Antisemitism and its Anti-American Objectives” on July 22, 2024. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/US-Israel Leadership Alliance|US–Israel Leadership Alliance]] - **Article:** [[articles/NVIDIA, Pax Silica, and the Peace We Are Building Into Silicon|Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, Pax Silica, and the Peace We Are Building Into Silicon]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat|Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Information Warfare|Information Warfare]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Information Warfare|Information Warfare]] - [[wiki/Computational Propaganda|Computational Propaganda]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Antisemitism is once again being exploited by malign actors, including state actors, looking to sow division and distrust within and among democracies.” — Ludovic Hood, 2024 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-antisemitism-is-exploited-to-divide-democracies-by-ludovic-hood ```