 Governments Must Open Eyes to Hate Crimes
In our latest JTA Op-Ed, Program Director Paul LeGendre stresses that violent hate crimes know no boundaries and are on the rise, from Washington to Europe. The hateful murder of Special Police Officer Stephen Johns as he guarded the entrance to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was a troubling reminder of this thriving hate crime.
Read the Op-Ed
HRF Report: Antisemitic Violence
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06/22/09
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 Human Rights First Condemns Antisemitic Backlash Attacks in Europe
A wave of incidents of antisemitic violence has occured across Europe in apparent backlash to Israeli military action in Gaza. HRF's Fighting Discrimination Program Director Paul LeGendre condemned the attacks, adding that "international events are never a justification for violence targeting individuals or property on account of race, ethnicity, religion, or other similar factor."
Read Press Release
2008 Fact Sheet on Antisemitic Violence
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01/23/09
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HRF Urges Commission to Address Rise in Antisemitic Attacks and Other Hate Crime Concerns in Europe
Read HRF's written statement for a Helsinki Commission Hearing on Antisemitism in Europe
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02/07/08
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 HRF President Discusses Antisemitism in Europe
 Listen to Mike Posner's interview – part of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's "Voices on Antisemitism" podcast series.
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12/11/07
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 HRF Attends Roundtables on Racism and Discrimination, Antisemitism
Last week, HRF participated in two roundtables organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
On March 17, an expert-level meeting discussed the importance of combating antisemitism. On March 18, the ODIHR marked the International Antiracism day with a roundtable discussion on racism and discrimination.
Paul LeGendre's Remarks on Combating Antisemitism
Press Release: UN Antiracism Day
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03/24/09
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 Appeal to U.N. Leaders on Second Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day
Read HRF's statement and joint appeal
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01/29/07
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Blind Eye to Discrimination Makes Fertile Ground for Antisemitism in France
On February 13, 2006, Ilan Halimi, a twenty-three-year-old French Jew, died soon after he was found near Paris, half-naked, stabbed, and burned with cigarettes and acid. Halimi was kidnapped and tortured because he was a Jew. Virulent antisemitism is still pervasive in France, fueled by extremist movements of the right and Islamist propaganda.
HRF's paper on the murder of Ilan Halimi and equality in France [ENGLISH, FRANCAIS]
Read HRF's letter to President Chirac [ENGLISH, FRANCAIS]
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03/27/06
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Antisemitism in Europe: Challenging Official Indifference
HRF's 2004 report documents a range of antisemitic incidents in Europe over the previous two years, and the measures European governments have taken to monitor and compile data on antisemitic hate crimes.
Read Antisemitism in Europe: Challenging Official Indifference [English, French, German]
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01/06/2004
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Fire and Broken Glass: The Rise of Antisemitism in Europe
HRF’s 2003 report documents a disturbing pattern of discrimination against Jews in the form of racist threats and violence – including physical assaults on individuals, fire-bombings, gunfire, window smashing, and vandalism of Jewish homes, schools, synagogues and other community institutions. HRF further reports that governments are not accurately reporting or effectively combating antisemitic violence.
Read Fire and Broken Glass: The Rise of Antisemitism in Europe [English, French]
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01/01/2003
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HRF participates in 2004 OSCE Berlin Conference on Antisemitism
Read HRF’s oral statement at the 2004 OSCE Berlin Conference on Antisemitism (April 29, 2004)
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04/19/04
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HRF Testimony on Antisemitism
Read Michael Posner’s testimony to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on antisemitism (April 8, 2004)
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04/08/04
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HRF Letter from Vienna: Europe Must Take Action to Counter Rise in Antisemitism
Read HRF’s oral statement at a 2003 OSCE Vienna conference dealing with antisemitism (June 20, 2003)
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06/20/03
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Representative Howard Berman Commends HRF for Antisemitism Report
Read the US Congressional Record: Remarks of Representative Howard Berman (March 4, 2003)
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03/04/03
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