WGAS sends Hanukkah greetings to European Jews
European Parliament Members condemn EU decision to release funds to PA as a reward for hate
(Brussels, 15 June 2022) - The Members of the European Parliament Working Group Against Antisemitism (WGAS) have criticised the decision by the European Commission to release funds destined for the Palestinian Authority that had been withheld due to antisemitism in Palestinian textbooks and would be “disbursed rapidly.” The decision was announced by European Commission President...
Statement by Nicola Beer MEP, Chair of the European Parliament Working Group Against Antisemitism on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
77 Years after the liberation of Auschwitz, we see a growing gap of knowledge of the Holocaust among young people in the EU. This must be of deepest concern to us. 77 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, knowledge of the Holocaust is in decline worldwide including in the EU. According to a survey by...
WGAS welcomes first ever strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life
(Strasbourg, 5 October 2021) The Working Group Against Antisemitism (WGAS) of the European Parliament has welcomed the first-ever EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life. The strategy, presented today by European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas, follows joint political efforts by the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Council over the last...
WGAS MEPs discuss upcoming Strategy on combating antisemitism with European Commission Vice-President Schinas
The Working Group against Antisemitism in the European Parliament has been constantly calling for measures to combat antisemitism to be improved at the European level. Nicola Beer, Vice-President of the European Parliament and WGAS Chair: “The Corona crisis is fuelling antisemitism across Europe. Fake news, targeted false reports and hate speech are booming during the...
MEP Frédérique Reis condemns the explosion of antisemitic hate speech across Europe
MEP Frédérique Ries addressed the European Parliament during a debate on the "EU strategy towards Israel-Palestine". During her intervention she expressed her concerns on the recent explosion of ant-Jewish hatred across Europe. “Added to the Middle east tragedy there is another one, an odious reality. The calls for the murder of Jews heard this weekend...
WGAS Vice-chair Sergey Lagodinsky MEP calls to speak out against the raise antisemitism amid the escalation of violence in the Middle East
MEP Sergey Lagodinsky addressed the European Parliament during a debate on the "EU strategy towards Israel-Palestine". During his intervention he condemned anti-Jewish hatred on the streets of Europe and underlined that antisemitism shouldn’t be a partisan issue. "Madam President, I am shocked and surprised at the appropriation of the subject and the relativization of the...
WGAS Chair Nicola Beer MEP condemns the spike of antisemitic rallies in Europe
WGAS Chair and MEP Nicola Beer addressed the European Parliament during a debate on the "EU strategy towards Israel-Palestine". During her intervention she condemned the explosion of antisemitic demonstrations across Europe. “Madam President, Mr. Minister. The pictures from Israel, from Gaza, are shocking. Anti-Semitic hatred and terror are breaking out, reflecting lost generations. Lost, too,...
IHRA Chair’s statement on recent antisemitic violence and hate speech
"We strongly condemn the antisemitic violence and hate speech that has taken place in response to the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East. While freedoms of speech and protest are essential pillars of all democracies, nothing can justify hate speech. We must unequivocally oppose all attacks targeting Jewish places of worship as well as antisemitic rhetoric, including holding Jews collectively responsible for events now developing in...
Statement by WGAS Chair Nicola Beer MEP on the Council Declaration on mainstreaming the fight against antisemitism across policy-areas
"December 2nd is a special day for me as Chair of the European Parliament 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...