On the second anniversary of the brutal Hamas massacre, the Working Group Against antisemitism, together with the European Jewish Congress and B’nai B’rith International, organised the conference “October 7: Two Years After – Bearing Witness, Building Hope” at the European Parliament in Brussels. At a moment marked by the historic agreement brokered by United States...

The the Working Group Against Antisemitism (WGAS), together with the European Jewish Congress (EJC) and B’nai B’rith International, and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), organised the event “Back to school! Same for antisemitism? ‘A Climate of Fear and Exclusion’ Report on Antisemitism at European Universities” in the European Parliament in Brussels. Hosted by WGAS members MEPs Sabrina...

The Working Group Against Antisemitism (WGAS), together with the European Jewish Congress, which serves as the secretariat and a member of the advisory board of WGAS, and the EPP Group in the European Parliament, organised the high-level conference 'European Democracies at a Crossroads: Battling Extremism, Islamist Terrorism, and Antisemitism' in the European Parliament in Brussels....

The European Parliament Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS) held a Board Meeting to discuss the ongoing increase in antisemitic incidents in Europe since October 7, following the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. The meeting was hosted by WGAS Chair Nicola Beer MEP (Renew Europe) who was joined by Vice-Chair Sergey Lagodinsky MEP (Greens)...

The European Parliament Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS) held a presentation at the European Parliament entitled ‘Educating against antisemitism, intolerance and discrimination’  in the European Parliament in Brussels on 23 May 2023. The event was hosted by WGAS Board Member Ilana Cicurel in cooperation with the European Jewish Congress (EJC) and B’nai B’rith International and...

The European Parliament Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS) held a conference "80 Years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Perspectives on Resistance Then and Now" in the European Parliament in Brussels on 25 April 2023. The event was hosted by WGAS Chair and Vice-President of the European Parliament Nicola Beer in cooperation with B’nai B’rith International and...

The European Parliament Working group against antisemitism held its Board meeting on 30 January 2023. WGAS Board members discussed the group’s plan of action for the first half of 2023. WGAS MEPs also heard reports from Katerina Vyzvaldova of the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on the findings of FRA’s 18th annual overview of...

 

The European Parliament Working Group Against Antisemitism (WGAS) and the European Jewish Congress (EJC) held a special screening of “Simone Veil, a Woman of the Century” with the participation of renowned French philosopher, filmmaker and playwright Bernard-Henri Lévy on the 24th of January 2023 to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Dr Ariel Muzicant and...

The European Parliament Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS) hosted a conference entitled ‘Jewish life in Europe: celebrating diversity and fostering solidarity in times of crisis’ in the European Parliament in Brussels on 15 November 2022. The conference brought together policymakers, Jewish community representatives and actors from the civil society who are driving efforts to promote...