On Sunday November 24, 2024, the 14th Crif National Convention was held on the theme: “Penser le monde d'après” (“To think the World of tomorrow”).
Throughout the day, conferences, debates and discussions took place, and films and documentaries were screened. Numerous political, public and cultural figures also took part in the Convention.
On the side of the Paris Peace Forum, Crif organized a Conversation between US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt and former Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
On the night of November 7-8, 2024 in Amsterdam, dozens of Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were lynched in the street because they were Jewish. Several people were injured in this organized manhunt and others are reportedly missing. Crif President Yonathan Arfi reacted on X and in the media to denounce this “antisemitic lynching.”
"How is it already October 7th when it is still October 7th? It was yesterday, it was an eternity ago." stated Crif President Yonathan Arfi on Monday, October 7, 2024, at the Dôme de Paris during an important ceremony in tribute of the 1 200 victims of October 7.
"In the Jewish tradition, time belongs to Man. It is our actions, our wishes, our hopes that outline the contours of our collective destiny. By wishing "Shana Tova", each of us commits to act in an attempt to make the world a better place." stated Yonathan Arfi on Rosh Hashana eve.
The Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism, a landmark, international framework was initially launched in Buenos Aires, Argentina in July 2024, and endorsed by dozens of countries and multilateral organizations.
Since November 17, 2023, 'Mothers of Hope' have been meeting every Friday Place du Trocadéro in Paris. There remain 101 children, women and men held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. We are waiting for many of you to join us to demand the release of all the hostages.
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