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Spelling of antisemitism

July 1, 2019Secretariat

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) would like to address the spelling of the term ‘antisemitism’, often rendered as ‘anti-Semitism’. IHRA’s concern is that the hyphenated spelling allows for the possibility of something called ‘Semitism’, which not only legitimizes a form of pseudo-scientific racial classification that was thoroughly discredited by association with Nazi ideology, but…

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Why antisemitism is still alive?

May 9, 2018Secretariat

(Published in Ι Kathimerini Newspaper April 5, 2018)   By Photini Tomai* The experience gained from the close monitoring of anti-Semitism and Holocaust issues for over two decades leaves no scope for misjudgments: anti-Semitism is still here; so are its derivatives, regardless of their grade and intensity, whenever and wherever onset. At his opening address…

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Germany, the Holocaust and the Rise of Anti-Semitism

May 7, 2018Secretariat

​I am German, I am Jewish, my Grandmother is a Schindler survivor. Her fate living through the Holocaust has led me to my academic and professional career and is the driving motivation behind my work combating anti-Semitism and advocating for Holocaust remembrance in Europe as director of EU Affairs for B’nai B’rith International. Jewish life…

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“Culture and Education: Bridges, not Boycotts” Conference

March 2, 2018Secretariat

The European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism (WGAS),  held an event at the European Parliament to discuss the importance of building bridges through cooperation and dialogue as opposed to destructive and counterproductive calls for boycotts, namely by the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement (BDS). The event, which was titled “Culture and Education: Bridges, not Boycotts”, consisted…

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Letter from MEPs addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following the Aalst Carnival

February 27, 2020eric-epwgas

We are addressing this letter to you concerning the despicable display of antisemitic imagery at the Carnival of Aalst.
We count on your support in this matter and we are determined to gather our efforts, so that we, the Members of the European Parliament, and you, the representatives of the European Commission, can speak up united with one voice.

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Open Letter: Members of the European Parliament are Concerned with Upcoming Aalst Carnival (EN) (FR) (NL)

February 19, 2020Secretariat

We Members of the European Parliament part of the Working Group on Antisemitism are greatly concerned about the potential for racism and antisemitism during the upcoming edition of the Aalst Carnival, on the 21st and 23rd of February in Aalst, Belgium. We call on local authorities and organizers to ensure that the festival be a space free of manifestations of hatred.

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EJC President Kantor expresses concern about a Jewish future in Europe after release of FRA report on young Jewish Europeans

July 4, 2019Secretariat

Brussels, Thursday, July 4, 2019) – European Jewish Congress President Dr. Moshe Kantor has expressed great concern over the results of a EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) report “Young Jewish Europeans: perceptions and experiences of antisemitism.” Some of the results include four in five of the young Jewish Europeans say that antisemitism is a problem in…

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EJC applauds European Parliament decision to endorse IHRA definition of antisemitism

June 2, 2017Secretariat

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) applauds the European Parliament for passing a resolution endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism and calls on EU member states to adopt and apply the definition. “This is a monumental day for the fight against hate and the protection of the rights of European Jews,”…

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Statement by WGAS Chair Nicola Beer MEP on the Council Declaration on mainstreaming the fight against antisemitism across policy-areas

December 2, 2020johanan
"December 2nd is a special day for me as Chair of the European Parliameent Working Group against antisemitism: During the German Council Presidency, the Council has adopted a resolution making antisemitism a cross-cutting issue for the EU - From now on all legislation must be viewed in light of the fight against antisemitism. This gives...
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Statement by MEP Nicola Beer, Chair of the EP Working group Against Antisemitism, on the Digital Service Act

October 19, 2020eric-epwgas
“The Digital Service Act must become a clear edge in the fight against antisemitism. Detecting and preventing antisemitism on the Internet earlier, will be the challenge the future regulation of digital services has to be up to. Online platforms are all too often places of open hatred: the future law on digital services must therefore...
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Members of the EP Working Group Against Antisemitism address their greetings for Rosh Hashana – 5781

September 17, 2020eric-epwgas
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MORE THAN 80 CROSS-PARTY MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SUPPORT THE WORKING GROUP ON ANTISEMITISM.

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