Det 5e Global Forum for Combatting Antisemitism äger rum i International Convention Center i Jerusalem. För att delta måste man vara inbjuden, men forumet kommer att sändas live på internet.
Tuesday, 12 May 2015 (Plenary Hall)
16:00 – Registration opens
18:00-20:00 – Official Opening Session of the Global Forum
Host: Tamar Ish-Shalom, News anchor, Channel 10
Greetings: Ambassador Gideon Behar, Director of the Department for Combating Antisemitism, MFA, Israel, and Conference Chair
Speakers:
• Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
• Heiko Maas, Federal Minister of Justice, Federal Republic of Germany
• Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel
• Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, France
• Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs, Israel
• Tim Uppal, Minister of State for Multiculturalism, Canada
Musical Interludes – The Oritas Duo and Miriam Toukan
20:00-22:00 – Gala Dinner Reception
Stones – Performance by Orto-Da Theater Group
Wednesday, 13 May 2015 (Plenary hall)
08:00 – Registration opens (for those not yet registered)
09:00-10:15 – Panel: The Oldest Hatred in the Newest Vessels: Confronting Antisemitism and Hate Speech on the Internet and in Social Media: Defining the Problem
Chair: Ronald Eissens, Chairperson, INACH, The Netherlands
Panelists:
• Art Reidel, Co-Chair, ADL Cyberhate Working Group, United States
• David Friggieri, Legal and Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Justice, European Commission
• Ido Daniel, National Program Director, ISCA, Israel
10:15-10:45 – Coffee break
10:45-12:30 – Panel: The Oldest Hatred in the Newest Vessels: Toward Solutions
Chair: Ira Forman, US State Department Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism
Panelists:
• Paul Giannasi, Head, Cross Government Hate Crime Programme, UK Ministry of Justice
• Professor Raphael Cohen Almagor, University of Hull, United Kingdom
• Simon Milner, Policy Director, UK, Middle East and Africa, Facebook, United Kingdom
• Juniper Downs, Senior Policy Counsel, Google, United States
12:30-14:00 – Lunch
Chair: Akiva Tor, Head, Bureau of World Jewish Affairs and World Religions, MFA, Israel
• Mr. Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem – Coexistence in Israel’s Capital
• János Lázár, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, Hungary
14:00-15:30 – Panel: The Rise of Antisemitism in Europe’s Cities Today: Means of Response
Chair: Mr. Roger Cukierman, CRIF President, France
Panelists:
• Prof. Todor Tanev, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria
• Bas Belder, Bas Belder, MEP, Vice-Chair of the EP Delegation for relations with Israel, The Netherlands
• Ambassador Szabolcs Takács, Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance IHRA in 2015, Hungary
• François Pupponi, Mayor of Sarcelles, President of the Study Group on Antisemitism, French National Assembly
15:30-16:00 – Coffee break
16:00-17:30 – Panel: Faith as a Resource for Tolerance: Muslim Leaders in Europe on Combating Antisemitism and Extremism and Promoting Inter-Communal Dialogue
Chair: Rabbi Michael Melchior, Former Minister and Member of Knesset, Israel
Panelists:
• Sheikh Dr. Usama Hasan, Senior Researcher in Islamic Society, United Kingdom
• Lars Aslan Rasmussen, Councilor, Social Democratic Party spokesperson, Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
• Imam Yahya Pallavicini, Al-Wahid Mosque in Milan and Vice President of the Islamic Religious Community of Italy
• Imam Hassen Chalghoumi, Imam of the city of Drancy and President of the Conference of Imams of France
17:45-19:00 – Closed Side Event for Co-Chairs only:
Working Group Chairs Reception at Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
19:30-21:30 – Dinner
Host: Colette Avital, Chairwoman of Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel
- Tribute to Abraham H. Foxman for Life Achievement
Presentation of award by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs - Edward James Olmos, Filmmaker and Social Activist, United States
We are One: Humanity Must Stand United Against Antisemitism
Thursday, 14 May 2015 (12 separate halls)
This day will be devoted to the Working Groups deliberations under the leadership of their respective Co-Chairs:
• Antisemitism in the Muslim and Arab World -Teddy Hall C
Co-Chairs: Dr. Esther Webman and Itamar Marcus
- Antisemitism in Latin America – Oren Hall 2
Co-Chairs: Sammy Eppel and Sergio Widder - Antisemitism in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Region – Room 311
Co-chairs: Mark B. Levin and Dr. Tomas Kraus - Antisemitism in the EU and Western Europe Region – Teddy Hall A
Co-Chairs: Mike Whine, Marc Knobel and Esther Voet - Antisemitism in the Guise of Delegitimization and Anti-Zionism – Oren Hall 1
Co-Chairs: Dr. Mitchell Bard and Dr. Pascal Markowicz - Antisemitism on the Internet and in the Media – Teddy Hall B
Co-chairs: David Matas and Dr. Andre Oboler - Law, Legislation and Enforcement in Combating Antisemitism – Oren Hall 3
Co-Chairs: Prof. Dina Porat, Adv. Talia Naamat and Michael A. Salberg - Interfaith Dialogue as a Means for Mitigating Antisemitism – Room 314
Co-chairs: Jeremy Jones and Father Patrick Desbois - Protecting Jewish Religious Practice – Room 312
Co-Chairs: Dr. Dov Maimon and Shimon Cohen - Antisemitism on Campus and Education for Tolerance and Mutual Respect – Room 313
Co-Chairs: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Michelle Whiteman and Andi Gergely - The Role of International Organizations in Combating Antisemitism – Oren Hall 4
Co-Chairs: Rabbi Andrew Baker and Mark Weitzman - Combating Holocaust Denial and Distortion – Room 310
Co-Chairs: Dr. Robert Rozett and Anne-Marrie Revcolevschi08:00 – Registration09:00-10:30 – Working Groups – Session 1
10:30-11:00 – Coffee break
11:00-12:30 – Working Groups – Session 212:30-14:00 – Lunch
Chair: Yogev Karsenty, Ministry of Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs, Israel
• Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, United States
• Professor Robert S. Wistrich, Head of the Hebrew University Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism, Israel
14:00-15:30 – Working Groups – Session 3
15:30-16:00 – Coffee break
16:00-17:30 – Parallel Summary WG Plenary Meetings and Presentation of the Action Plans
Teddy Hall A:
Chair: Daniel S. Mariaschin, B’nai B’rith International, Executive Vice President and CEO, United States
• Antisemitism in the Muslim and Arab World
• Antisemitism in the Guise of Delegitimization and Anti-Zionism
• Antisemitism in Latin America
• Antisemitism on the Internet and in the Media
• Protecting Jewish Religious Practice
• Combating Holocaust Denial and Distortion
Teddy Hall B:
Chair: Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean, Simon Wiesenthal Center, United States
• Antisemitism in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Region
• Antisemitism in the EU and Western Europe Region
• Law, Legislation and Enforcement in Combating Antisemitism
• Interfaith Dialogue as a Means for Mitigating Antisemitism
• Antisemitism on Campus and Education for Tolerance and Mutual Respect
• The Role of International Organizations in Combating Antisemitism
17:30-18:00 – Coffee break
18:00-19:15 – Summation Plenary
Moderator: Prof. Irwin Cotler, Member of the Canadian Parliament, former Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Canada
• Speaker of the Knesset Yuli (Yoel) Edelstein
• Robert-Marius Cazanciuc, Minister of Justice of Romania
- Presentation of the Global Forum Conference Summary: Professor Dina Porat, Head, Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry, Tel Aviv University, and Chief Historian, Yad Vashem, Israel
- Presentation of the Forum’s Final Statements
Robert Singer, CEO and Executive Vice President of the World Jewish Congress - Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to WG Co-Chairs
19:15-21:00 – Farewell Cocktail