{"id":114,"date":"2016-04-11T17:34:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T17:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/epwgas.wpengine.com\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2016-06-27T09:11:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T09:11:42","slug":"statements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/news\/statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWGAS strongly condemns surge in antisemitism following Hamas attack on Israel and calls for immediate and unconditional release of all hostages<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t(Brussels, 8 November 2023) \u2013 The European Parliament Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS) expresses its deep concern at the sharp increase in incidents of antisemitism targeting Jews and Jewish institutions across Europe since the barbaric attack by the Hamas terrorist organization on Israeli towns and villages, occurred exactly one month ago on October 7. The...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWGAS sends Hanukkah greetings to European Jews<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\tEuropean Parliament Members condemn EU decision to release funds to PA as a reward for hate<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t(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 \u201cdisbursed rapidly.\u201d The decision was announced by European Commission President...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tStatement by Nicola Beer MEP, Chair of the European Parliament Working Group Against Antisemitism on International Holocaust Remembrance Day<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t77 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...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWGAS welcomes first ever strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t(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...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWGAS MEPs discuss upcoming Strategy on combating antisemitism with European Commission Vice-President Schinas<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\tThe 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: \u201cThe Corona crisis is fuelling antisemitism across Europe. Fake news, targeted false reports and hate speech are booming during the...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tMEP Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique 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. \u201cAdded to the Middle east tragedy there is another one, an odious reality. The calls for the murder of Jews heard this weekend...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tMEP 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\u2019t be a partisan issue. \"Madam President, I am shocked and surprised at the appropriation of the subject and the relativization of the...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tWGAS 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. \u201cMadam President, Mr. Minister. The pictures from Israel, from Gaza, are shocking. Anti-Semitic hatred and terror are breaking out, reflecting lost generations. Lost, too,...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\"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.\u00a0While freedoms of speech and protest are essential pillars of\u00a0all democracies,\u00a0nothing can justify\u00a0hate\u00a0speech. We\u00a0must unequivocally oppose all attacks targeting\u00a0Jewish\u00a0places of worship\u00a0as well as\u00a0antisemitic\u00a0rhetoric,\u00a0including\u00a0holding Jews collectively responsible for events now developing in...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"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.\u00a0While freedoms of speech and protest are essential pillars of\u00a0all democracies,\u00a0nothing can justify\u00a0hate\u00a0speech. We\u00a0must unequivocally oppose all attacks targeting\u00a0Jewish\u00a0places of worship\u00a0as well as\u00a0antisemitic\u00a0rhetoric,\u00a0including\u00a0holding Jews collectively responsible for events now developing in...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":110,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}