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Hanif Bali at AJC Global Forum: Many Jews in Europe Have to Hide their Religious Identity
AJC TAI's Michael Sieveking speaks with Swedish lawmaker Hanif Bali about rising anti-Semitism in Europe.
Counterpoint | Episode 2
The latest episode of "Counterpoint," AJC's signature talk show, takes stock of last December's EU Council declaration on anti-Semitism. Host Daniel Schwammenthal is joined by Katharina von Schnurbein, the EU Commission's Coordinator on Combating Anti-Semitism, and Heinz K. Becker, EU lawmaker from Austria.
Anti-Zionism is a Form of Anti-Semitism
Writing in “New Europe”, Michael Sieveking, Deputy Director of the AJC Transatlantic Institute, urges EU Member States to adopt and fully implement the IHRA Working Definition of anti-Semitism, which includes a provision on anti-Zionism.Back to the Future: A New Clash of Civilisations?
"We have to take a hard look at the Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn who seems to be equally comfortable with hardcore anti-Zionists as he is with Holocaust deniers," said Daniel Schwammenthal at the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) annual conference "Global Trends to 2030: Shaping the Future in a Fast-Changing World."AJC Urges EU Nations to Act on Dismaying New Anti-Semitism Report
New York – December 10, 2018 – American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global Jewish advocacy organization, is urging concerted initiatives by European governments to confront rising anti-Semitism, following the release today of deeply troubling findings from the EU Agency for...
MEP Couso Permuy compares Israel to Nazi propaganda Minister
On 4 December 2018, Javier Couso Permuy, Member of the European Parliament from Spain Couso Permuy compared Israel to Nazi propaganda Minister Goebbels.
The comment was made during an event organized by the European Parliamentary Group "European...
AJC Praises EU Council Declaration on Combating Anti-Semitism
Brussels – December 6, 2018 – American Jewish Committee (AJC) praised the Council of the European Union statement on combating anti-Semitism across Europe. It is the first time the Council’s 28-member states have passed a comprehensive measure aimed at mobilizing to counter...
TAI Deputy Director Michael Sieveking on Euronews discussing Anti-Semitism in Europe
On 29 October 2019, TAI Deputy Director Daniel Michael Sieveking discussed on Euronews the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe and the IHRA Working Definition.
A Special Message from Ms. Iraq
Ms. Iraq 2017 traveled to Israel to AJC Global Forum 2018. Sarah Idan, whose family was forced to flee Iraq after an Instagram photo with Israel's contestant Adar Gandelsman went viral last year, spoke to AJC Global Forum participants about her hopes for the future of the Middle East.
AJC Condemns Anti-Semitic Remark by Portuguese MEP Ana Gomes, Calls for Disciplinary Action
Brussels – 8 March 2018 – The AJC Transatlantic Institute condemned MEP Ana Gomes (S&D) for demonizing Jewish civil society organizations, including AJC, as a “very perverse lobby that tries to intimidate people” (...