Brussels, April 22nd, 2020 – In a letter sent to the European Coalition for Israel ahead of the 100th anniversary of the San Remo Resolution this weekend, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has officially recognized the importance of this landmark event. The San...
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ECI prepares for San Remo Centennial amidst corona virus lockdown – The 1920 Peace Conference in San Remo was a defining moment in the history of the Jewish people
Brussels, March 25th, 2020 – The Spanish flu did not prevent the San Remo Peace Conference of 1920 from taking place, neither did the ash clouds from Iceland stop its 90th anniversary in 2010. Despite the current pandemic, which has tragically put Italy at the...
Top Finnish university that welcomes BDS conferences refuses to host Israel seminar – ECI responds: We will not be silenced!
Helsinki, March 10th, 2020 – The European Coalition for Israel (ECI) has been denied access to a leading Finnish university with the explanation that such an educational event with a focus on Israel and Human Rights does not comply with the values and principles of...
ECI calls upon UN Security Council to give the US peace plan a chance
Washington DC, February 10th, 2020 – The European Coalition for Israel has called upon the UN Security Council to give the US peace plan a serious chance to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. On Tuesday, Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO)...
ECI issues global call to fight antisemitism – We must fight indifference towards Jews with the same determination as we fight Jew hatred
Geneva, January 29th, 2020 – The European Coalition for Israel has issued a call to faith communities around the world to fight the current rise of antisemitism. The call was issued in Geneva on Sunday night, on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of...
ECI to mark 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with new global initiative to combat antisemitism
Geneva, January 21st, 2020 – European Coalition for Israel will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by launching a new initiative to fight antisemitism; the International Coalition for Israel. The new group will link activities based outside of...
ECI Annual Policy Conference marks 60 years of EU-Israeli diplomatic relations – Without the technological contributions of modern Israel, Europe would come to a standstill
Brussels, December 7th, 2019 – The European Coalition for Israel hosted on Wednesday its Annual Policy Conference in the European Parliament in Brussels, celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations between the European Union and the State of Israel. Conference...
EU court rules to label Israeli products two days after “Kristallnacht” anniversary
Brussels, November 15th, 2019 – The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday, November 12th, that EU law requires that products from Jewish settlements in the so-called West Bank cannot carry the label "Made in Israel" but must be labelled as a product originating...
ECI mourns victims of neo-Nazi attack outside synagogue in Germany – Calls for immediate EU crisis summit in Brussels
Brussels, October 10th, 2019 – European Coalition for Israel wishes to express its solidarity with the Jewish communities in Europe after a neo-Nazi gunman attacked a synagogue in Halle, Germany on Wednesday leaving two people dead and two injured. “It is a dark day...
ECI wishes UN Secretary-General “Shana Tova” after unprecedented UNGA week in New York: “Time to add eradication of antisemitism to list of UN Sustainable Development Goals”
New York, September 30th, 2019 – The European Coalition for Israel (ECI) has asked the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, to add the eradication of antisemitism to the list of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG). In a letter to the...
ECI warns against toxic antisemitism ahead of high-level General Debate of the 74th UN General Assembly
New York, September 23rd, 2019 – The European Coalition for Israel has sent its own delegation to New York in time for the General Debate of the 74th session of UN General Assembly which opens on Tuesday. The official program of the high-level week starts already on...
Joint message from international pro-Israel leaders in Jerusalem: “BDS will fail if we work together as one.”
Jerusalem, June 20th, 2019 - More than 350 senior pro-Israel leaders from around the world have met in Jerusalem to discuss critical issues facing the State of Israel and the Jewish community worldwide at a two day conference hosted by the Israeli Ministry of...