Program: 5th Global Forum for Combatting Antisemitism

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 – Registration

09:00-10:30 – Working Groups – Session 1
10:30-11:00 – Coffee break
11:00-12:30 – Working Groups – Session 2

12:30-14:00 – 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