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…
(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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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,”…
Statement by MEP Nicola Beer, Chair of the European Parliament Working Group Against Antisemitism: “The number of antisemitic attacks in Germany rose by 13 percent in 2019. According to the latest annual report on political crime by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, there were 2,000 offenses recorded. This amounts to six crimes per calendar…
Statement by MEP Nicola Beer, Chair of the Working Group Against Antisemitism “The coronavirus crisis is fuelling antisemitism across Europe. Fake news, targeted false reports and hate speech are booming in the current crisis. There has been a glaring rise in antisemitic stereotypes, and prejudice and hostility are not only being spread online, but have…
WGAS Chair Nicola Beer (FDP/Renew Europe) calls for an EU-wide ban: 30 April 2020 – The German federal government ban on Hezbollah is a long overdue step for which we liberals have long fought. Now an EU-wide ban must quickly follow. It is unacceptable that Hezbollah can continue to act unhindered and enlist support in…
