On Thursday 20 June members of the House of Lords will debate the
increase in incidents of antisemitism in recent years. Tabled by
, the motion reads:
Baroness
Berridge to move that this House takes note of the incidence of
antisemitism worldwide.
Members scheduled to speak
include:
will respond
on behalf of the Government.
will be focusing the
debate on the global trend of incidents of antisemitism, and the
ease with which hateful content is spread online. She hopes to
encourage unity to prevent the spread of antisemitism, and action
to hold online companies to account.
Speaking ahead of the debate,
said:
“From Berlin to Buenos Aires, incidents
of antisemitism have increased drastically in recent years. It
seems that the ease with which content that encourages hatred
towards Jewish people can now be spread online has combined with
political instability and historic antisemitism to cause age-old
stereotypes to resurface, as societies look for scapegoats and
simple answers to complex problems. As Co-Chair of the APPG for
International Freedom of Religion or Belief, I urge the UK and
all Governments to work together to hold Internet Service
Providers to account and take national measures to prevent the
spread of hateful internet messaging about Jews and to do
whatever else they can to protect Jewish communities around the
world who are suffering once again. This scourge needs
eradicating once and for all. ”
The debate is expected to start at some
point after 11.30am on Thursday 20 June
2019.
Notes to Editors
1. A full list of speakers to date can be found here. A list in the
order in which Members will speak will be available on the day.
