EJA pass resolution

Jewish Leaders at the European Jewish Association passed a resolution in Porto concerning antisemitism and fostering Jewish Life.

It will now be passed to heads of European Institutions, heads of state and key parliamentary and diplomatic figures. EJA voiced concern at the coupling of antisemitism with racism and other forms of discrimination in EU strategies. “Antisemitism is unique and must be treated as such,” the resolution noted.

The motion stated that various points including antisemitism grows annually, is state sanctioned in many countries, propagates hatred against Jews and Israel, and is alone in being given cover by the United Nations. The resolution also noted target groups for hate do not recognise antisemitism as racism but a form of discrimination, Jews are accused of ‘privilege’ or ‘leveraging’ the Holocaust, and antisemitism is bound inextricably in Jew