All-Party Parliamentary Group against Anti-Semitism
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group
against Anti-Semitism is a group in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
chaired by John Mann MP
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The Group commissioned the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism in 2005. The inquiry panel, chaired by former Europe Minister Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane MP, gathered written and oral evidence on antisemitism in Britain and published a report of their findings on 7 September 2006. The panel's recommendations included improved reporting and recording of antisemitic attacks; a crackdown on anti-Jewish activity on university campuses; and improved international co-operation to prevent the spread of racist material online.
The Labour Government responded to the Inquiry twice and the coalition Government has since responded for a third time. Secretariat to the group is provided by the PCAA Foundation.
It has campaigned against individual websites which it claims are antisemitic, which has closed down one site called "Catholic Voice".
All-Party Parliamentary Group
An all-party parliamentary group is a grouping in the UK parliament that is composed of politicians from all political parties.-All-party parliamentary groups:...
against Anti-Semitism is a group in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
chaired by John Mann MP
John Mann (politician)
John Mann is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw since 2001, after the retirement of previous MP Joe Ashton.John Mann serves on the Treasury Select Committee...
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The Group commissioned the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism in 2005. The inquiry panel, chaired by former Europe Minister Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane MP, gathered written and oral evidence on antisemitism in Britain and published a report of their findings on 7 September 2006. The panel's recommendations included improved reporting and recording of antisemitic attacks; a crackdown on anti-Jewish activity on university campuses; and improved international co-operation to prevent the spread of racist material online.
The Labour Government responded to the Inquiry twice and the coalition Government has since responded for a third time. Secretariat to the group is provided by the PCAA Foundation.
It has campaigned against individual websites which it claims are antisemitic, which has closed down one site called "Catholic Voice".
External links
- Voices on Antisemitism Interview with John Mann from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial MuseumUnited States Holocaust Memorial MuseumThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history...
- www.antisemitism.org.uk is the website for the APPG.