Brussels, January 30th, 2023 – Seven Jews were killed outside a synagogue in Jerusalem late on Friday night by a 21-year-old Palestinian terrorist while the international community had just concluded the marking of International Holocaust Remembrance Day with...
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day is on 27 January – ECI to host Holocaust education webinar for next generation
Brussels, January 17th, 2023 – With only ten days to go before the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 European Coalition for Israel is reaching out to its constituency with a unique Holocaust education webinar produced by young people for young...
FCD co-hosts 120th anniversary of Altneuland on second night of Hanukkah – UN diplomats find inspiration in old novel by Theodor Herzl
New York, December 21st, 2022 – The Forum for Cultural Diplomacy (FCD) marked on Monday the 120th anniversary of the publication of Altneuland, the novel where Theodor Herzl spells out his utopian vision of a future national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. In...
ECI gives closing remarks at Abraham Accords Global Leadership Summit in Rome – Time to expand the circle of peace!
Rome, December 12th, 2022 – Members of parliament and government, senior diplomats and faith leaders from over thirty countries representing six continents met in Rome on December 8th and 9th for the first Abraham Accords Global Leadership Summit where they committed...
ECI celebrates 100th anniversary of the Mandate for Palestine with public lecture and festive reception in the European Parliament
Brussels, November 18th, 2022 – European Coalition for Israel marked the 100th anniversary of the Mandate for Palestine by a special lecture by renowned legal scholar Dr Jacques Gauthier on Wednesday evening in the European Parliament in Brussels. By reminding the...
Did you know that Yom Kippur is a UN holiday?
New York, October 6th, 2022 – As of 2016, not only the Jewish world, but all of the United Nations is pausing on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Regarded as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar it often coincides with the high-level week of...
ECI returns to Jerusalem to wish the Jewish world Shanah Tovah!
Jerusalem, September 23rd, 2022 – After a pause of almost three years caused by the corona pandemic, the European Coalition for Israel returned to Jerusalem last week. During a full week of board meetings and private appointments ECI also met with representatives of...
ECI calls for complete ban on Holocaust denial and antisemitic slur at UN General Debate
New York, September 20th, 2022 – European Coalition for Israel has written to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres to express their concern over recent remarks by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Chilean President Gabriel Boric ahead of...
ECI commends German President Steinmeier for calling upon churches to fight antisemitism
Brussels, September 7th, 2022 – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called upon churches to fight back at antisemitism, pointing out that today antisemitism can take many forms. Recalling the murderous hatred of Jews instigated among Christians and by...
ECI to mark 125 years since First Zionist Congress
Brussels, August 25th, 2022 – ECI will mark the 125th Anniversary of the First Zionist Congress with an educational webinar later today Thursday, 25th August, which will elaborate on the significance of Zionism today. In an article in the Times of Israel today, ECI...
Israel needs full and unconditional support when attacked by terrorists
Brussels, August 8th, 2022 – Israel´s right to defend itself was once more affirmed by world powers as they issued statements about the recent conflict between Israel and the Iran backed terrorist organization Islamic Jihad over the weekend. In a statement on Monday...
ECI welcomes unanimous EU vote to revive EU-Israel Association Council
Brussels, 19th July, 2022 – The European Coalition for Israel welcomes the decision of the Council of the European Union to finally revive the EU-Israel Association Council after a pause of nearly ten years due to EU conditionality on progress in the...
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