European Coalition for Israel

ECI launches massive campaign to mobilize Christians to vote in upcoming elections

Brussels 20 May 2009 – European Coalition for Israel is today launching a massive campaign to mobilize, inspire and inform Christians about the upcoming European Parliament elections, which are to be held on 4-7 June. The campaign aims at mobilizing constituencies in all 27 member states to take active part in the election campaign by educating themselves about the issues and by engaging in dialogue with the candidates.

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European Christians remember Evian 1938

Recommit to the security and safety of the Jewish people in Evian 2009

Evian les-Bains 24 April, 2009 – Christians from many European nations, and from from countries as far away as Australia, USA and Israel, crossed the Lake Geneva on Tuesday from the European UN headquarter in Geneva to Evian, to commemorate the failed Evian conference in 1938. In Geneva the Iranian president Ahmadinejad had been allowed to speak at the World Conference against Racism on Monday, calling Israel a "racist state". In Evian the delegates were reminded of a similar conference in 1938 where leaders of the 33 nations had gathered to deal with the consequences of Nazi annexation of Austria and the growing number of Jewish refugees in Germany and Austria.

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ECI director calls for broad coalition against anti-Semitism at European Parliament conference

Brussels 1 April 2009 – ECI director Tomas Sandell called for “a broad coalition of faith leaders for fighting the resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe” when he spoke at a one-day conference in the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday. Read more...