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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Antisemitism has been re-formed and is on the front foot

The co-chairs of the body set out their plans for the new year

January 17, 2020 12:21
The APPG on antisemitism at an educational event on January 15
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Each and every year, innumerable politicians remember, as we have a responsibility to, the horrors of the Holocaust and where antisemitism can lead.

Two years ago, the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) was the power of words. This year, the theme is Stand Together. It is painfully ironic that over the past five years we have seen increases in antisemitism, words used for harm rather than good and people failing to demonstrate solidarity, rather than standing together not least in public life.

The Community Security Trust will unveil its antisemitic incident statistics next month and the early indications are that we may well have just been through another year of rising hatred against the Jewish community.

If Holocaust Memorial Day is for us to learn lessons, to find courage, and to energise us for future action, we must ask what we can do and what  we will do, not just to stand together but to act and move forward together.