EJJP thanks High Representative Borrell for his strong statement against Donald Trump’s vicious ill-advised, so-called peace plan

February 18, 2020 Josep Borrell Fontelles High Representative and Vice President European Union Dear High Representative Borrell, We are writing to support the strong statement you made on February 4th, criticising Donald Trump’s so-called Peace and Prosperity Plan. We know from press reports that a few countries, including the Czech… Read More »EJJP thanks High Representative Borrell for his strong statement against Donald Trump’s vicious ill-advised, so-called peace plan

EJJP makes formal complaint to EU Commissioner for Justice about the behaviour of Katharina Von Schnurbein

December 4, 2019 Didier Reynders Commissioner for Justice Dear Mr. Reynders We are writing to you to seek the removal of Mrs. Katharina Von Schnurbein as Coordinator for Combating Antisemitism. The grounds of our submission is that she regularly oversteps the bounds of objectivity in the politically charged area of… Read More »EJJP makes formal complaint to EU Commissioner for Justice about the behaviour of Katharina Von Schnurbein

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

Protecting Free Speech on Israel in the European Parliament

The European Jewish Association’s plan to create a document-signing operation. This follow-up paper was sent to all the people EJJP lobbied in person in November and December 2018. In November last year, the European Jewish Association announced a plan to ask European political parties to pledge support for the IHRA… Read More »Protecting Free Speech on Israel in the European Parliament

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

EJJP alerts EU High Representative to ongoing Israeli threat to the village of Khan Al-Ahmar

July 12, 2018 Federica Mogherini High Representative and Vice-President, European Commission Dear Ms. Mogherini, The residents of the small West Bank village of Kahn Al-Ahmar School Community, aided by Israeli and other activists, have been protesting against the demolition of their village for months. They have also applied unsuccessfully to… Read More »EJJP alerts EU High Representative to ongoing Israeli threat to the village of Khan Al-Ahmar

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

EJJP writes to European Commission President in support of MEP Ana Gomes

March 14 2018 Jean Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini, Vice President and High Representative Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman c.c. Gunther Oettinger, Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Dear Mr. Juncker, Ms. Mogherini and Ms. O’Reilly, We are writing to support MEP Gomes’ letter of complaint, dated… Read More »EJJP writes to European Commission President in support of MEP Ana Gomes

EJJP lobbies Socialist and Democratic Group MEPs to amend the pro-IHRA resolution

June 1, 2017 Dear Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats MEP, Amendment to Resolution on antisemitism, re the IHRA definition of antisemitism Our two previous letters have explained why the IHRA definition of antisemitism is so dangerous to the right to free speech on Israel, and revealed the underhand tactics… Read More »EJJP lobbies Socialist and Democratic Group MEPs to amend the pro-IHRA resolution

EJJP lobbies European Peoples Party MEPs to vote down pro-IHRA resolution.

May 30, 2017 Re: Resolution to plenary including the IHRA definition of antisemitism Further to our letter of 24 May to MEPs, the sponsors of the resolution and the European Jewish Congress have now both written to MEPs, calling for Parliamentary endorsement of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition. It… Read More »EJJP lobbies European Peoples Party MEPs to vote down pro-IHRA resolution.

EJJP warns all MEPs about the surreptitious inclusion of IHRA endorsement in antisemitism resolution

May 24, 2017 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… Read More »EJJP warns all MEPs about the surreptitious inclusion of IHRA endorsement in antisemitism resolution

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

EJJP warns Parliament’s Justice Committee members of underhand attempt to pass pro-IHRA resolution outside normal procedure

March 18, 2017 Dear LIBE Committee member, We understand that certain LIBE Committee members belonging to the European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism intend to ask LIBE to endorse the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, and send it to Plenary for debate and vote. The IHRA attempts… Read More »EJJP warns Parliament’s Justice Committee members of underhand attempt to pass pro-IHRA resolution outside normal procedure