French Prime Minister expressed concern about the manifestation of anti-Semitism in Europe
“French anti-Semitism has deep roots and dons ‘new masks’,” said French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
In connection with the attacks on Jews emerged throughout Europe after the United States had recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe made a public statement. He condemned the manifestations of anti-Semitism that shook many European cities.
After an official statement by US President Donald Trump on Jerusalem, protesters in Paris and Lyon burned Israeli flags and called for the release of Palestinians who are in Israeli prisons.
Edouard Philippe shared his judgments with the public during one of his speeches in front of the French Jewish community.
According to the French Prime Minister, supporters of anti-Semitic sentiments are always trying to justify their violent behavior with new and new pretexts. The politician admits that anti-Semitism in France has quite a long history.
He notes that such a terrible term as anti-Semitism in France is alive. “This terrifying phenomenon is not new to our country, it is ancient. The problem is not superficial, it is relevant as never before in our days. Anti-Semitism is always hiding behind new masks, trying to justify itself for a variety of reasons. It is impossible to hide that this ideology of hatred exists, it is present in the lives of many French people, and this forces some French Jews to make Aliyah,” said Philippe, using the Hebrew word that means immigration (repatriation) of Jews to their historic homeland, Israel.
In particular, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe reported that anti-Semitic attacks in France were reduced by about 20 percent during 2016, and in the period from January to October 2017, there were about 216 incidents in total.
The Israeli-Jewish Congress called effective ways to combat intolerance and anti-Semitism in the modern world
“If you are not able to define intolerance as a huge and obvious problem, then you can hardly fight it,” Vladimir Sloutsker explains the position of the Israeli Jewish Congress.
The Congress representatives and regular participants are fully committed to resist the manifestations of hatred and anti-Semitism in Europe. According to the Congress founders Congress, an effective way to combat national intolerance on ethnic or religious grounds is to give a specific definition to the existing problem and to take all possible ways out of this situation.
To build universal awareness and protect the rights and freedoms of Jews is the main aspect of the Congress activity. Modern society should leave prejudices, hostility and xenophobia in the past.
“Special attention should be focused on educating the younger generation and informing today’s youth. It is important to remember that peaceful future of our children depends on all of us,” said Mikhail Peleg, the co-founder and member of the Israeli Jewish Congress.