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Debunk Antisemitism hate from online world

2020-3-SK02-KA105-0026522020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: SK|HU|AT|HR|CZ|PL · Grant: €12,680
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)Inclusion - equityEU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy

Objectives

Even though hate crimes are usually not being reported in the EU, therefore the real numbers which we are dealing with can be significantly different, we cannot ignore the fact that anti-Semitism is on the rise within Europe. However, a new poll from 14 countries released by the Anti-Defamation League clearly stated that anti-Semitic attitudes are mainly present in Eastern and Central European countries. Most believed stereotypes in the surveyed Eastern and Central European countries were concerning the economic issues with Jews and the belief the Jewish people are in business more loyal to Israel than to their own country, ot that Jews are currently talking too much about the Holocaust. Since there is lack of legislative support in all involved countries antisemitism in became quite common in the online sphere. Number of reported cases are minimal and people working within the area of otherness have to often face violent and aggressive behaviour towards them. BPI team therefore also finished the project called Building professional capacities on the local and regional level in the fight and prevention of radicalisation and extremism in online sphere. The overall aim of the training is to improve competences of youth workers for being capable to invent and implement youth work methods and tools on preventing and dealing with online antisemitic hate speech among young people however not excluded to Jews, but also considering minorities such as Roma, refugees or migrants. We also aim to create intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, promote common values of freedom, tolerance, respect of human rights and reach young people to prevent violent radicalisation as well. As youth workers we often face violent behaviour on the internet and dealing with the topics of European values, European history, heritage or online/offline hate speech they often face issues with modern antisemitism (connected with the work of NGOs, gaining financial support, helping refugees and minorities and doing voluntarily work). However, since this phenomenon is not observed and researched and taken into consideration, we often lack solutions and ideas how to react and what to do. In BPI we are currently working on the database of antisemitic hate speech which will be introduced by the end of the year and which could serve such a purpose. As most of the youngsters are not considering the online sphere as the real-life and they allow themselves to use such a language which is not accepted or would not have been used in the real-life or in a public place.

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