Category: Statements

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 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...

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 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,...

"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...

"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...

“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...

"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 day, that’s six crimes too many. The increase in these crimes in Germany is...

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…