Antisemitism

EJJP meets Katharina Von Schnurbein, the European Commission’s Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life

A delegation of the European Jews for a Just Peace (EJJP) met the European Commission’s Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, Katharina Von Schnurbein, on the 6th of June 2023 in Brussels. The EJJP delegation was composed of Mr. Dror Feiler, EJJP chair and president of Swedish Judar… Read More »EJJP meets Katharina Von Schnurbein, the European Commission’s Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life

Op-Ed in the EU Observer

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EJJP has been campaigning for several years against the use of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism to suppress criticism of Israel in the European Union. A part of the campaign, EJJP applied to join the European Commission Working Group on Antisemitism. EJJP?s claim is based on being a ?Jewish… Read More »Op-Ed in the EU Observer

EU Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism Attended Conference with Racist Israeli Minister Gilad Erdan

Five member groups of European Jews for a Just Peace and Free Speech on Israel, signed a public letter to Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, and Commissioner Vera Jourova, asking that Ms. Katharina von Schnurbein be prevented from attending the meeting. Our reason was that Minister Erdan is a well-known ultra-rightist.… Read More »EU Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism Attended Conference with Racist Israeli Minister Gilad Erdan

Lobbying Meetings November and December 2018

With the EU Parliamentary election imminent, EJJP advocates that the parliamentary political groupings and parliamentary candidates decline to sign the McCarthyite loyalty oath being proposed by the European Jewish Association. The Association intends to ask the groupings and candidates to sign a pledge supporting the IHRA ?Working Definition of Anti-Semitism?,… Read More »Lobbying Meetings November and December 2018

Statement by Jewish European Organizations on the Definition and Elimination of Antisemitism

As Jewish European organizations committed to the elimination of anti-Semitism, xenophobia, Islamophobia and all other forms of racism, we would like to voice our deepest concern regarding the organization of a conference in Brussels (6-7 November 2018), backed by the Israeli government, aiming to label legitimate criticism and protest against… Read More »Statement by Jewish European Organizations on the Definition and Elimination of Antisemitism

The Battle to Protect Free Speech on Israel in the European Union Continues

Ana Gomes, the MEP who organised the event in the European Parliament with Omar Barghouti, has been subject to a social media smear campaign by the same European Jewish establishment groups that tried to prevent the event happening. Against the Commission guidelines on objectivity and social media behaviour, the Coordinator… Read More »The Battle to Protect Free Speech on Israel in the European Union Continues

Letter to all Members of European Parliament – IHRA Definition

Dear MEP, We are deeply concerned about paragraph C.2 in the motion for a resolution to wind up the debate on the Commission and Council statement on combating antisemitism at the plenary session of Parliament on 31st May. Embedded in an otherwise uncontroversial text, this paragraph would commit Parliament to… Read More »Letter to all Members of European Parliament – IHRA Definition

Letter to European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism

Ms. Katharina Von SchnurbeinCoordinator on combating anti-SemitismEuropean Commission15 July 2016 Dear Ms. Von Schnurbein, As a Jewish organization, we firmly believe that antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred, and all other forms of racial prejudice must be eliminated as far as possible. We naturally welcomed the creation of your post and that of… Read More »Letter to European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism

Lobbying Meetings October 2012

EJJP advocates that the European Union should not sign the ACCA (Acqui for regulatory equivalence in chemicals and pharmaceuticals) with Israel unless Israel agrees to negotiate in good faith to end the occupation and come into compliance with international law. By significantly increasing Israeli integration into the EU, which the… Read More »Lobbying Meetings October 2012

Lobbying Meetings March 2012

EJJP advocates for the European Union to use its undoubted potential leverage on Israel to insist that the Israeli government comes into compliance with international law in return for continuing to enjoy the privileges of the EU Israel Association Agreement. At the least, Israel should not enjoy any upgrades until… Read More »Lobbying Meetings March 2012