Israel's antisemitism conference sparks debate over alliances with Europe's right wing
Stirring controversy even before its official start, this week's International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem made headlines long before it took place.
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Stirring controversy even before its official start, this week's International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem made headlines long before it took place.
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00:00Sparking controversy even before the official start, the International Conference on Combating
00:04Antisemitism in Jerusalem made headlines even before it took place. The reason is the guest
00:11list, which includes Europe's right-wing politicians, including Jordan Bardella,
00:16the leader of France's National Rally Party, and the consequent absence and even boycott
00:22by the Jewish organizations. In a historic move, the leader of France's far-right party came to
00:27Israel to prove that national rally is not what it used to be. Jordan Bardella and the
00:31niece of Marine Le Pen, Marion Marachal, joined forces in what used to be seen as unimaginable,
00:37speaking at an Israeli antisemitism conference. Jewish community in France is the largest in
00:42Europe. Last year, the country saw 1,570 antisemitic acts registered in France,
00:46which is 6% less than in 2023, but three times more than in 2022.
00:57For some, they arrived in our country and are now forced to leave because insecurity
01:02has become out of control.
01:27Amit Shah Chikri, Israeli's minister for diaspora affairs, who organized the conference,
01:40says he is aware of the history of France's national rally and its founder, Marine Le Pen's
01:45father. We are well aware of the history of the party. We are well aware of the history of our
01:50father. We know he was an antisemite, and we do not forget him. We do not forget him. But
01:56take a look. Who is speaking against Hamas? Who is speaking against radical Islam? Who is speaking
02:02against the decisions of the ICC, against our prime minister and the minister of defense?
02:10These are Bardella, Marine Le Pen. These are our allies in Europe. So that is the new reality. Now,
02:17if it's for someone, it's a challenge, okay, that's okay.
02:23In 2023, Hamas launched a rally.
02:25President of the Conference of European Rabbis declined the invite to come to the conference.
02:34The main promise of the far right, and it differs from country to country,
02:39is the promise of personal security. And for the Jewish community, since the 7th of October,
02:47the issue of personal security became a prime issue.
02:51And this, he explains, is how the previously unimaginable opponents have become allies.