Acknowledgements    5

Introduction    6

Executive Summary    10

Welcome Address    13

Targeting antisemitism among people with Muslim or Arab background. Why this issue?    13
Gert Weisskirchen     13
Deidre Berger    14

Antisemitism in Muslim and Arab Populations in Europe Today,
and Links to the Majority Society    17
The French Case, Jean-Yves Camus    17
The British Case, Mike Whine    18
The Dutch Case, Karen Polak    20
The Swedish Case, Mikael Tossavainen    23
The German Case, Goetz Nordbruch    25
Discussion from the Participants     28

Reports from the Introductory Workshops     31
Workshop I, Alexander Hasgall    31
Workshop II, Hanne Thoma    32
Workshop III, Günther Jikeli    33

Panel Discussion I    35
Islamism, Pan-Arabism and Antisemitism, Jochen Müller    35
“Criticism of the State of Israel” and Antisemitism, Yves Pallade    37
Alienation and Radicalisation. Muslims in the European Diaspora, Hamed
Abdel-Samad    40
Discussion from the Participants     43

Panel Discussion II    47
“Islamophobia” a Contentious Issue. Introductory Remarks,
Johannes Kandel    47
International Law and “Islamophobia”, Sergey Lagodinsky    50
Discussion from the Participants     52

Reports from the Workshops: Examples of Cooperation. Criteria for Successful Projects?     53
Campaign Against the International Al-Quds Day, Arne Behrensen    53
Criteria and Problems of Cooperation, Mohamed Mouha    55
Approaches from Kreuzberg Initiative against Antisemitism, Elif Kayi    56

Guided Tour in Berlin-Kreuzberg with Claudia Dantschke: Islamic
and Islamist Organisations    57

Discussing Pedagogical Approaches    66
The challenges of Education Against Antisemitism, Kathrin Meyer    66
Holocaust in an Atmosphere of Conflict: Teaching Arab Students in
Yad Vashem, Doron Avraham    71

Reports from the Workshops: Examples of Pedagogical Tools    75
Elements of Antisemitism Among Young Migrants in Berlin, Stefan Ecker    75
Teaching with Enthusiasm. Tools for Every Classroom, Karen Polak    79
Competition on the Status of Victimhood    81
Post Colonialism, the Relation between Antisemitism, “Anti-racism” and the Antisemitic “Criticism” of Israel, Monique Eckmann     81
Competing Memories Based on the Polish National Discourse, Magda
Kuleta-Hulboj     84
Competition on the Status of Victimhood  –  the Situation in Germany, Elke Gryglewski     86

Report from the Workshops: Examples of Pedagogical Tools    88
Fighting Antisemitism Through Education in the UK’s Inner City Schools,
Karen Pollock    88
CoExist Project, Aude Lecat    90
Experiences from Poland, Alicja Szczęsnowicz    91
Counterstrategies?, Marina Chernivsky    92

Muslim Community Partners in the Fight Against Antisemitism  –  Criteria for Cooperation    94

Panel discussion    94
Mike Whine     94
Shimon Samuels     96
Discussion and Comments from the Participants    98

Final Remarks from the Participants    101