{"id":1370,"date":"2026-03-02T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:51:21","slug":"statement-by-minister-helen-mcentee-following-the-publishing-of-the-jewish-representative-council-of-ireland-jrci-antisemitic-incident-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/statement-by-minister-helen-mcentee-following-the-publishing-of-the-jewish-representative-council-of-ireland-jrci-antisemitic-incident-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by Minister Helen McEntee following the publishing of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRCI) Antisemitic Incident Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Statement by Minister Helen McEntee following the publishing of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRCI) Antisemitic Incident Report<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 10px; height: 10px;\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today\u2019s report from the <strong>Jewish Representative Council of Ireland<\/strong> is a sobering reminder of the increase we are experiencing in the scourge of antisemitism, both here in Ireland and internationally. The report provides a clear and undeniable picture of the difficult situation currently experienced by Ireland\u2019s Jewish communities. It provides details of an alarming number of 143 antisemitic incidents over a six month period, including 36 incidents where there were threats or intimidation of Jewish or Israeli people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is completely unacceptable in the modern, inclusive republic we aspire to, and I condemn these incidents unreservedly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I want to express my thanks to the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland for their work delivering this important report and for bringing it to the attention for the Government and the wider public.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This Government is committed to countering all forms of antisemitism and all forms of racism. The <strong>Programme for Government<\/strong> sets out a clear commitment to implement the EU declaration on <strong>\u2018Fostering Jewish Life in Europe\u2019<\/strong> and to give effect to the <strong>International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance \u2018Working Definition of Antisemitism\u2019<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I note the prevalence of Holocaust Denial and Distortion among the incidents reported. Last month I was pleased to announce further funding to the <strong>Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation<\/strong> to provide free virtual tours to all secondary schools in Ireland to promote education and awareness of the Holocaust.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I am committed to bringing greater focus to our collective work to eliminate antisemitism in all its forms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement by Minister Helen McEntee following the publishing of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRCI) Antisemitic Incident Report Today\u2019s report from the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland is a sobering reminder of the increase we are experiencing in the scourge of antisemitism, both here in Ireland and internationally. 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