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EU Court’s Shocking Ruling Threatens Freedom of Religion for Jews and Muslims

Belgium

The European Jewish Association (EJA) learned with deep shock about the ruling of the EU Court of Human Rights against the human rights, freedom of religion and worship of Jews and Muslims.  “The implied determination of the distorted verdict is that the rights of these citizens to freedom of religion and worship are even less than that of animals.”  Says EJA Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin and warned that the severe restrictions on Jews to live according to their faith will lead to serious damage to the fabric of life throughout the continent.  The European Jewish Association calls on the Belgian Government and all other governments and Parliaments throughout the continent to immediately take all the necessary steps in order to change the ruling that discriminates against Jews and Muslims.

In a letter sent to European Heads of States, EJA’s European Leader’s Forum for Combatting Antisemitism headed by The 10th President of the State of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, and including former prominent European Heads of States: Sebastian Kurz, Manuel Valls, Matteo Renzi, Petar Stoyanov, Andrej Babiš, Prokopios Pavlopoulos, Borut Pahor, Milo Đukanović and Stefan Lofven, is calling on governments and parliaments to enact the laws that commit to maintaining the freedom of religion and worship of the continent’s citizens, including kosher and Halal slaughter.

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Des centaines de dirigeants visiteront l'ancien camp de concentration de Theresienstadt

“Ce qui s’est passé à Terezin est le meilleur exemple des conséquences que peuvent entraîner les fake news”

120 dirigeants, parlementaires et diplomates de toute l’Europe se sont réunis à Prague pour visiter l’ancien camp de concentration de Theresienstadt, où ils allumeront des bougies à la mémoire des 80 000 victimes juives, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale dédiée à la mémoire des victimes de la Shoah qui aura lieu vendredi.

L’Union des organisations juives d’Europe, qui organise l’événement, a lancé l’opération d’allumage des bougies pour la Journée internationale de la Shoah, qui sera distribuée à tous les parlements d’Europe.

Le président de l’Union des organisations juives d’Europe, le rabbin Menachem Margolin, a déclaré à l’ouverture de la conférence que ce qui s’est passé à Terezin est le meilleur exemple des conséquences que peuvent entraîner les fake news. Les nazis ont utilisé le camp comme une “vitrine” pour conjurer les critiques internationales sur les mauvais traitements qu’ils infligeaient aux Juifs dans les ghettos et ont présenté des gens apparemment heureux, y compris des enfants qui mangent à leur guise et mènent diverses activités culturelles – alors que la plupart d’entre eux étaient plus tard transféré dans les camps d’extermination.

“Terezin est un camp où les nazis ont tenté de montrer par la manipulation de films et de photographies un ‘ghetto modèle'”, a-t-il déclaré.  “Aujourd’hui, dans le contexte de l’épidémie de Covid-19, de la guerre en Ukraine et de la diffamation d’Israël, les antisémites utilisent exactement les mêmes méthodes. Le Juif est le bouc émissaire. La polarisation en politique contribue à répandre l’antisémitisme. La législation contre l’abattage rituel en Europe s’inscrit dans cette ambiance. De moins en moins de Juifs en Europe se permettent de montrer leur judéité sans crainte. Si les Juifs quittent l’Europe, ce sera un très mauvais signal de l’état du continent”, a-t-il expliqué.

Margolin a appelé à une coopération entre les parlements, les gouvernements européens et les communautés juives pour lutter contre l’antisémitisme.

46% des incidents antisémites en 2022 ont eu lieu en Europe et 39 % en Amérique du Nord. La propagande occupe 39% des actes antisémites, le vandalisme 28%, les violences physiques 14%, les violences verbales 11% et la délégitimation 7%, a indiqué le nouveau rapport de l’Organisation sioniste mondiale pour l’antisémitisme.

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EJA hosted a special meeting with Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism

We were honoured to host a special meeting with Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism alongside EJA Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin

The meeting was joined by EU ambassadors and diplomats. Ambassador Kaploun shared with our esteemed guests the current situation of antisemitism in Europe and the US, how Jewish communities feel and what they have experienced, and his views on how we can combat antisemitism together. The discussion underscored the importance of addressing the rise of antisemitism collectively. We wish to thank Ambassador Kaploun for this meeting and our guests, Ambassador Avi Nir-Avi Nir-Feldklein, Mission of Israel to the EU & NATO, Ambassador Martin Hojni, Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU , Ambassador Martin Schäfer, Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU,  Ambassador Andrea Orizio, Permanent Representation of Italy to the EU, Ambassador Sofia Grammata, Embassy of the Hellenic Republic to the Kingdom of Belgium,  Ambassador Helen Kaljuläte Embassy of the Republic of Estonia to the Kingdom of Belgium,  for joining us, for caring about combating antisemitism and for raising very important points during the discussion.

The meeting was organized by EJA Director of EU Relations Ruth Daskalopoulou Issac.

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The European Jewish Association is advocating at both EU institutional and Member State level for European Jewry to be designated with a special protected minority status, recognised as part of Europe’s patrimony and protected in both national and European law. The EJA believes that granting protected minority status would better ensure the safety and continuity of Jewish life across the continent.

With the support of Professor Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, who specialises in international human rights law, we have developed a comprehensive document outlining the legal framework for this proposal.

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