Liberal MPs attend global conference to combat anti-Semitism

LONDON - Liberal Members of Parliament will be among the largest delegation of any country to attend an international conference in London to combat the growing threat of global anti-Semitism, said Liberal MP and founding co-chair of the conference, Irwin Cotler.

"We are witnessing today a new, escalating, sophisticated, virulent, global and even lethal anti-Semitism," said Mr. Cotler. "The time has come to not only sound the alarm about this resurgent threat, but to act. For as history has taught us only too well: while it may begin with Jews, it does not end with Jews."

More than 100 Parliamentarians from 35 different countries are expected to gather in London from February 15-17th for the founding conference of the International Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism.

"This will be the first ever international gathering of Parliamentarians to come together to share their experience, expertise and, in particular, to develop action plans for combating anti-Semitism," said Mr. Cotler.

The conference, which takes place in the aftermath of a dramatic increase in global anti-Semitism, will also be attended by government ministers from around the world, as well as other leading dignitaries and scholars.

"It is this escalation and intensification of anti-Semitism that underpins - indeed, necessitates - the establishment of an International Parliamentary Coalition to confront and combat this oldest and most enduring of hatreds. Silence is not an option," concluded Mr. Cotler.

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