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Antisemitic Incidents Report 2016

February 8, 2017SecretariatIncident Report

This document presents the major reported antisemitic incidents in 2016. Prepared by the European Jewish Congress, Secretariat and Member of the Advisory Board of the European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism.

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We publish quarterly Incident Reports

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Meetings

“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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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON: The Implementation of the 2017 Resolution on Combatting Antisemitism

November 3, 2017Secretariat
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OSCE/ODIHR Guide “Understanding antisemitic hate crimes and addressing the security needs of Jewish Communities”

May 29, 2017Secretariat
In light of the increase of antisemitic and terror attacks against Jewish people, buildings, places of worship etc., OSCE/ODIHR has developed a guide entitled “Understanding antisemitic hate crimes and addressing the security needs of Jewish communities”. The guide will be presented on 30 May 2017 in the European Parliament during an event organized by the...
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Statements

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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Statement by WGAS Chair Nicola Beer MEP on the rise of antisemitic political crime in Germany

June 3, 2020eric-epwgas
"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...
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75 years after the end of World War II: The EU must send a strong signal against antisemitism and improve measures at European level

May 7, 2020eric-epwgas

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…

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Parliamentary Activities

Congratulations letter from the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism in the United States House of Representatives

June 28, 2017Secretariat
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EP Motion for resolution on combatting Antisemitism

June 1, 2017Secretariat
The European Parliament passed with an overwhelming majority the ‘Motion for resolution on combating antisemitism’, which includes  a call to Member States to adopt and use the IHRA working definition of antisemitism and to increase cooperation with Jewish communities on security issues. getDoc
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Parliamentary question: The impact social media stakeholders have on European citizens and rising anti-Semitism in the wake of increasing radicalisation

January 7, 2016EP WGAS

 Subject:  The impact social media stakeholders have on European citizens and rising anti-Semitism in the wake of increasing radicalisation The threat from terrorism remains strong in Europe and the Internet creates more and more opportunities to become radicalised, acting as an echo chamber for extremist beliefs and connecting like-minded individuals from across the world 24/7….

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Parliamentary question: Combating the rise in anti-Semitism

November 3, 2015EP WGAS

Subject:  Combating the rise in anti-Semitism In the light of figures indicating a steep rise in the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the UK in 2015 compared with 2014, can the Commission please indicate what funding and other forms of assistance it will provide to combating this rising scourge anew? Answer given by Ms Jourová on…

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Parliamentary question: Hate speech on the Internet and in online media

August 25, 2015EP WGAS

Subject:  Hate speech on the Internet and in online media The Internet and online media enable users to create, publish, distribute and utilise multimedia content in many different ways, thus providing an arena for creativity and communication. In the sphere of human rights, the language of hatred, as such, is not a new problem. However,…

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Experts Blog

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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The European Parliament Resolution on combating antisemitism praised by intellectuals

July 24, 2017Secretariat

The Resolution on combating antisemitism, adopted by the European Parliament in June, was welcomed by twelve intellectuals who commended in a public letter this undertaking in support of the fight against antisemitism and anti-Zionism. They praised the decision of the European Parliament to include anti-Zionism in the definition of antisemitism as a form of expression…

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Austrian Government adopts working definition of Antisemitism

May 4, 2017Secretariat

On 25 April 2017 the Austrian Government adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. A spokesman for the Österreichische Volkspartei said that Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz’s approval of the working definition should send a “national and international signal”. The Austrian Government noted that the working definition was the first such working…

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