[applause] amb. green: thank you, robin, for the kind words. good morning, happy new year, and welcome to the wilson center. the wilson center is a unique institution in american foreign policy. we are congressional charters, and we are fiercely nonpartisan and independent. and i always say that that special status brings with it special obligations, obligations to prioritize the most important issues and opportunities and to try to do so in ways that add value when it hopefully makes a difference. it is an honor to have all of you here in person and virtually for what promises to be a critical and timely discussion on combating anti-semitism, a topic that demands our constant vigilance and collective action. sadly, anti-semitism is not a relic of history. it is a modern-day threat, from violent attacks on jewish communities to the rise of hateful rhetoric online, we are witnessing troubling trends worldwide, disastrous trends worldwide. antisemitism's spread presents a challenge to democracy, undermining the fabric of our society. it is our re