Reflections on the Struggle Against Antisemitism: Progress and Challenges

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1 That speech was delivered on July14, 2016.

2 Publications Office of the European Union, The rise of antisemitism during the pandemic: A study of French and German content, European Commission (Brussels, 2021), https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/d73c833f-c34c-11eb-a925-01aa75ed71a1/language-en.

3 Meeting in Prague on January 12, 2016, with Special Envoys from Czech Republic, France, Israel, North Macedonia, United Kingdom, United States, OSCE, and Hungary holding the IHRA presidency.

4 Council declaration on the fight against antisemitism and the development of a common security approach to better protect Jewish communities and institutions in Europe, 15213/18, December 6, 2018, https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-15213-2018-INIT/en/pdf.

5 Speech by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, “After Halle—from words to action against antisemitism,” December 10, 2019, https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_19_6734.

6 “EU Strategy on Combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life (2021–2030),” https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/combatting-discrimination/racism-and-xenophobia/combating-antisemitism/eu-strategy-combating-antisemitism-and-fostering-jewish-life-2021-2030/about-eu-strategy_en.

7 Speech by President von der Leyen at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/israel/speech-president-von-der-leyen-ben-gurion-university-negev_en?s=200, June 14, 2022.

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Katharina von Schnurbein

Katharina von Schnurbein is the EU Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life. This text is adapted from a talk she delivered before the Israel Council on Foreign Relations on June 14, 2023. It represents the views of the author and cannot be regarded as the official position of the European Commission