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A webinar hosted by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) on Monday offered an in-depth analysis of the motivating forces behind the proliferation of Jew-hatred across modern-day Europe.
The forum — titled “Countering Extremism in Europe: Tackling the Drivers of Rising Antisemitism” — featured: Manel Msalmi, founder and president of the European Association for the Defense of Minorities (EADM) and researcher at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP); and Alexander Ritzmann, senior advisor at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP).
The discussion was moderated by CAM Executive Director of European Affairs Shannon Seban.
“Antisemitism is a form of racism,” Msalmi noted. “We should stand together against all forms of hate and discrimination. We can fight against preconceived ideas through establishing dialogue and doing exchange programs.”
Ritzmann said, “Our recommendation is moving from incident responses to strategic disruption of organized antisemitism. Authorities need tools to prioritize and disrupt the relatively small number of professional actors who enable large volumes of antisemitic mobilization and violence.”
“If we try to go after every hobby antisemite, we cannot win,” he added. “If we go effectively after organized professional antisemites, we might at least cut off some of the heads of the snake.”
Seban said, “Antisemitism is not only increasing in frequency, but also becoming more normalized in political discourse, social media spaces, and public debate. It is is evolving and spreading across ideological spectrums.”
“Today’s discussion reminds us that antisemitism is never an isolated phenomenon,” she emphasized. “It is often a warning sign of broader democratic erosion, extremism, and social fragmentation.”
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