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Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and hate speech in Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n

General<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Welcome the LIBE hearing on anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and hate speech in\u00a0Europe held on 29th June and the oral question tabled by the LIBE Committee which\u00a0is being debated.<\/li>\n
Welcome the 1st Colloquium on Fundamental Rights organised by the EuropeanCommission’s VP Frans Timmermans on 1-2 October, on the issue of anti-Semitism\u00a0and Islamophobia.<\/li>\n
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are topical issues given the rise in discrimination\u00a0and racist crimes targeting Muslims and Jews, or those perceived as such. The issues\u00a0should be connected to the broader anti-racism and non-discrimination fight with\u00a0increasing Afrophobia, anti-migrant\/ refugees racism, anti-Roma\/Gypsyism as well as\u00a0other grounds of discrimination.<\/li>\n
The rise of different forms of racism is a direct violation of the principles of liberty,\u00a0democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law,\u00a0principles upon which the European Union is founded and which are common to the\u00a0Member States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are the products of different histories and ideologies\u00a0but are both specific forms of discrimination and racism based on people\u2019s real or\u00a0perceived belonging to Jewish or Muslim communities and both should be equally\u00a0addressed.<\/li>\n
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia can be expressed in the form of policies and\u00a0practices, including by restraining freedom of religion of both Jewish and Muslim\u00a0communities, verbal and physical attacks, threats, harassment, property damage,\u00a0graffiti or other hate speech, including on social media and more broadly on the\u00a0internet.<\/li>\n
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia can be perpetrated by state and non-state actors.<\/li>\n
Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic stereotyping and stigmatisation continues to be a\u00a0reality in Member States. These two phenomena allows violence, discrimination and\u00a0hate speech against Jewish and Muslims communities to be normalised in European\u00a0Union society.<\/li>\n
Worrying crimes against Jewish people and worship places in recent years such as in\u00a0Toulouse, Brussels, Paris and Copenhagen as well as rising casual anti-Semitism.<\/li>\n
Rising Islamophobia with attacks against Swedish mosques, with PEGIDA movement\u00a0in Germany, with policies and practices discriminating against Muslims including\u00a0from law enforcement bodies, and more specifically against Muslim women and\u00a0Islamophobic discourses, policies and physical assaults towards refugees.<\/li>\n
Jewish or Muslim people wearing visible religious symbols are most likely to be\u00a0targeted.<\/li>\n
The intersectionality between anti-Semitism\/Islamophobia and gender discrimination needs to be taken into consideration.<\/li>\n
Jewish men are more likely to be victims of street violence because of their visibility.<\/li>\n
Muslim women are disproportionately affected by Islamophobia (e.g. they represent 78% of the victims of Islamophobia^{1<\/a><\/sup> in France).<\/li>\n}
Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic speeches are often openly expressed, including in the\u00a0media and by some political parties.<\/li>\n
Expression of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia on the internet especially on social\u00a0media is on the rise.<\/li>\n
The common nature of anti-Semitic and Islamophobic prejudices which contribute to\u00a0social exclusion, discrimination, and sometimes even violence must be dealt with\u00a0through formal and non-formal education systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Requests for action by European Institutions\/Member States<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Need for concrete follow-up and actions after important political events such as\u00a0Colloquium and LIBE hearing.<\/li>\n
Welcome the appointment of two coordinators on Islamophobia and anti-Semitism\u00a0announced by VP Timmermans.<\/li>\n
The role of these coordinators should be<\/li>\n
– to ensure that the EU reacts swiftly in serious cases of attacks or systemic\u00a0discrimination targeting Muslims and Jews by calling Member States to\u00a0redress the situation and reminding the EU fundamental rights standards and\u00a0legislation they should abide<\/li>\n
– to ensure that issues related to these communities are understood and\u00a0mainstreamed in the relevant EU institutions. Permanent work and\u00a0consultation with civil society groups coming from these two communities are\u00a0therefore necessary.<\/li>\n
Other forms of racism shouldn\u2019t be forgotten and should also be addressed. There\u00a0needs to be the appointment of coordinators for other forms of racism, such as for\u00a0Afrophobia.<\/li>\n
Call on the European Commission to propose a framework for national\u00a0strategies\/policy commitments to combat anti-Semitism and Islamophobia with\u00a0specific and concrete goals according to each national context, including the essential\u00a0component of educational curricula that effectively promote respect for diversity.<\/li>\n
Call on Member States to adopt the European Union Equal Treatment Directive which\u00a0would cover discrimination on the basis of religion or belief outside of employment\u00a0and fill in the gaps in the non-discrimination legislation framework.<\/li>\n
Call for further implementation and strengthening of EU & national legal basis to\u00a0tackle hate crime and to ensure investigation and prosecution of racist crimes.<\/li>\n
Call for harmonised data collection methods as well as strengthening methods of\u00a0reporting and recording of incidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n
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