The head of the DOJ’s antisemitism task force visits the country for the first time to receive Israel’s Award of Honor.
U.S. Justice Department senior counsel Leo Terrell arrived in Israel on Sunday, a day before a Jerusalem gala honoring him, beginning his trip in Israel’s capital.
It was “a beautiful day” and he felt “a whole different environment here—a feeling of good, warmth,” he posted online.
Terrell, who heads the department’s Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, said it was his first visit to the Jewish state. The Israeli government will honor Terrell, who heads the department’s Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, with its annual Award of Honor for the Fight Against Antisemitism at a gala at Jerusalem’s International Convention Center launching the Second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism.
