2020 BALKANS FORUM AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM
The resolution on the adoption of the IHRA Definition on anti-Semitism by the Albanian Parliament could serve as an essential model to be emulated by fellow legislatures in the Balkans"
Gramoz Ruçi, Speaker of Parliament
2020 BALKANS FORUM AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM
OFFICIAL OPENING PLENARY
CLOSING REMARKS
Robert Singer
Edi Rama
Gramoz Ruçi
Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania
Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Albania
Chairman of the Center for Jewish Impact and Chairman of World ORT
Isaac Herzog
Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel
Natan Sharansky
Human Rights Activist
Taulant Balla
Chairman of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group
Valentina Leskaj
Former Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Elan S. Carr
United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Lord John Mann
United Kingdom's Adviser on Anti-Semitism
Rt Hon Lord Eric Pickles
United Kingdom's Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues
Vjosa Osmani
Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo
Talat Xhaferi
Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia
Blerina Gjylameti
Chair of the Albania-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group
The Parliament of the Republic of Albania, in partnership with the Combat anti-Semitism Movement (CAM) and the Jewish Agency for Israel, hosted on October 28th, 2020, a historic international Forum, the first-ever "2020 Balkans Forum Against Anti-Semitism" to fight prejudice and bigotry.
The aim of the conference was to create a united front among the Balkans to work together in order to eradicate the scourge of anti-Semitism from our discourse and to create better, more tolerant societies for future generations.
Omer Yankelevich
Minister of Diaspora Affairs of the State of Israel
CO-SPONSORS
Aaron Frenkel
Chairman of the Board of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress
Miguel Ángel Moratinos
High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
Yariv Levin
Speaker of the Knesset of the State of Israel
Katharina von-Schnurbein
European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life
Michaela Kuchler
Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
Aleksa Bečić
Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro
Andrew Baker
Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism (AJC)
Geront Koreta
President of the Jewish Community of Albania
Michael R. Pompeo
Secretary of State of the United States
David Maria Sassoli
President of the European Parliament
Hamad Amar
Deputy Speaker of Knesset, Chair of the Israel-Albania Parliamentary Friendship Group
Jacklyn Rosen
United States Senator for Nevada
Mark Weitzman
Director of Government Affairs of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (IHRA)
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Taulant Balla
Chairman of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group
Gramoz Ruci
Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Albania
Edi Rama
Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania
Michael R. Pompeo
Secretary of State of the United States
Omer Yankelevich
Minister of Diaspora Affairs of the State of Israel
Jacky Rosen
United States Senator for Nevada
David Sassoli
President of the European Parliament
Yariv Levin
Speaker of the Knesset of the State of Israel
Miguel Angel Moratinos
High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
Vjosa Osmani
Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo
Aleksa Becic
Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro
Talat Xhaferi
Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia
Aaron Frenkel
Chairman of the Board of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress
Geront Kureta
President of the Jewish Community of Albania
Isaac Herzog
Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel
Isaac Herzog & Robert Singer
Presenting the Combat Anti-Semitism Award to the Speaker of Parliament of Albania
ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS
Elan S. Carr
United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Natan Sharansky
Renowned Human Rights Activist
PANEL 1: THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM
Robert Singer
Chairman of the Center for Jewish Impact and Chairman of World ORT
Lord Eric Pickles
United Kingdom's Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues
Katharina von-Schnurbein
European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life
Mark Weitzman
Director of Government Affairs of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (IHRA)
PANEL 2: PERSPECTIVES ON IMPLEMENTING THE IHRA DEFINITION
Michaela Kuchler
Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
Lord John Mann
United Kingdom's Adviser on Anti-Semitism
Valentina Leskaj
Former Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Andrew Baker
Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism (AJC)
SPEAKERS
Taulant Balla
Chairman of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group
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