[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 31, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5238]
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                             Anti-Semitism

  Mr. President, before I yield the floor, I want to take just a moment 
to talk about the disturbing displays of anti-Semitism we are seeing 
around the world and, appallingly--appallingly--right here at home. 
From celebrations of Hamas's attack to threats of violence directed 
against Jewish individuals and organizations and a U.S. Senator, the 
weeks since October 7 have contained horrifying echoes of a very dark 
time in human history.
  The spectacle of a mob storming a runway to hunt for Jewish 
passengers is a sight I never thought that I would see in my lifetime, 
and I pray it is a sight that we will never see again. But preventing 
this kind of evil from expanding its foothold is going to require 
action on our part: a willingness to stand up and to call it out and to 
affirm that this kind of hatred has no place in a civilized society.
  In the days to come, I hope that leaders around the world will make 
it very clear that anti-Semitism's day is over and neither our Nation 
nor the world community will ever allow the dark history of the 20th 
century to be repeated in the 21st.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.