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The EUPJ team is happy to announce its first-ever webinar! Join them live for a conversation between EUPJ Brussels Director, Bill Echikson, and Katharina von Schnurbein, the EU’s European Commission Coordinator on Combatting Antisemitism, at 17:15 CEST (16:15 BST) on September 6, 2020.
Many Jews criticize the European Union for being too soft on Iran and Hezbollah, and too hard on Israel. They fear that the EU is anti-Israel. Is there any truth to their criticisms? Why is the EU so powerless to stop Hungary and Poland from re-writing the Holocaust and degrading the rule of law? Is the danger coming from the far-right only, or also from the left? These are just some of the questions that Bill Echikson will ask Katharina von Schnurbein in this interview.
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In 2015, the European Union appointed Katharina von Schnurbein as the first-ever European Commission Coordinator on Combatting Antisemitism. During her tenure, the EU adopted the IHRA’s definition of antisemitism, the EU parliament passed a resolution against antisemitism and the European Council developed a common security approach to improving the protection of Jewish communities in Europe.
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Bill Echikson is the Director of the EUPJ’s Brussels office. A Yale graduate, Bill started his career as a journalist for the Christian Science Monitor and subsequently, worked for other large news outlets including the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek. After a seven-year tenure at Google, he now heads the EUPJ’s office in the European capital.
Join the EUPJ for this interesting discussion by registering for the webinar here.