,,iii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #hg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #be1 #bjae ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,portman1 and ,mr4 ,scott7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,to express the sense of the ,senate regarding the rise of anti-,semitism in ,europe and to encourage greater cooperation with the ,european governments1 the ,european ,union1 and the ,organization for ,security and ,co-operation in ,europe in preventing and responding to anti-,semitism4 ,whereas an alarming increase in anti-,semitic attacks and incidents targeting ,jewish institutions1 places of worship1 and individuals continue to take place in ,europe and remain a challenge to stability and security2 ,whereas1 on ,january #i1 #bjae1 #d members of ,france's ,jewish community were murdered in an attack on a kosher supermarket following the deadly terrorist attack on the ,paris offices of newspaper ,charlie ,hebdo2 ,whereas in a #bjad ,anti-,defamation ,league survey of attitudes towards ,jews in more than #ajj countries around the world-- 7#a7 #bd percent of those surveyed in ,western ,europe expressed anti-,semitic views2 7#b7 #cd percent of those surveyed in ,eastern ,europe expressed anti-,semitic views2 and 7#c7 a majority of those surveyed worldwide either-- 7,a7 had not heard of the ,holocaust2 or 7,b7 do not believe that the factual accounts and recorded history of the ,holocaust are accurate2 ,whereas the ,european ,union ,agency for ,fundamental ,rights issued a report in #bjac on anti-,semitism in the #h countries in which #ij percent of ,europe's ,jews reside1 namely ,france1 ,germany1 ,hungary1 ,italy1 ,latvia1 ,belgium1 ,sweden1 and the ,united ,kingdom1 in which #gf percent of respondents believed that anti-,semitism had worsened where they lived during the previous #e-year period2 ,whereas ,france1 which is home to ,europe's largest ,jewish population1 reported that-- 7#a7 twice as many ,french ,jews immigrated to ,israel during #bjad than had immigrated during #bjac2 and 7#b7 for the first time ever1 more ,jews moved to ,israel from ,france than from any other country in the world2 ,whereas anti-,semitic acts committed and recorded in ,european countries in #bjad included-- 7#a7 murders and death threats against ,jews2 and 7#b7 arson1 graffiti1 and property desecration at ,jewish sites1 including ,jewish cemeteries1 places of worship1 schools1 and community centers2 ,whereas such acts led many ,jewish individuals to conceal their religious affiliation2 ,whereas1 on ,may #bd1 #bjad1 a gunman killed #d people when he opened fire at the ,jewish ,museum of ,belgium in ,brussels1 ,belgium2 ,whereas1 on ,july #bi1 #bjad1 ,molotov cocktails were thrown at the synagogue in ,wuppertal1 ,germany1 which had been burned to the ground by the ,nazis during the #aich ,kristallnacht1 and was rebuilt as recently as #bjjb2 ,whereas the foreign ministers of ,france1 ,germany1 and ,italy issued a joint statement in ,july #bjad1 proclaiming3 ,anti-,semitic rhetoric and hostility against ,jews1 attacks on people of ,jewish belief and synagogues have no place in our societies2 ,whereas in ,september #bjad1 ,british ,prime ,minister ,david ,cameron declared3 ,there can never be any excuse for anti-,semitism1 and no disagreements on politics or policy should ever be allowed to justify racism1 prejudice or extremism in any form2 ,whereas1 on ,january #ac1 #bjae1 ,french ,prime ,minister ,manuel ,valls spoke before the ,french ,national ,assembly and declared that anti-,semitism must be dealt with powerfully and that there has been an intolerable rise in acts of anti-,semitism in ,france that have not aroused the outrage expected by our ,jewish compatriots2 ,whereas at the ,tenth ,anniversary of the ,organization for ,security and ,cooperation in ,europe's 7,,osce7 ,berlin ,conference on ,anti-,semitism in ,november #bjad1 ,samantha ,power1 the ,united ,states ,ambassador to the ,united ,nations1 noted1 ,rising anti-,semitism is rarely the lone or the last manifestation of intolerance in society4 ''' ,when the human rights and fundamental freedoms of ,jews are repressed1 the rights and freedoms of other minorities and other sectors are often not far behind2 ,whereas the ,,osce's ,december #bjad ,basel ,declaration on ,enhancing ,efforts to ,combat ,anti-,semitism condemned manifestations of anti-,semitism1 intolerance and discrimination against ,jews1 and protected the commitment to declare unambiguously that international developments or political issues1 including those with regard to the situation in the ,middle ,east1 never justify anti-,semitism2 ,whereas the ,government of the ,united ,states has consistently supported efforts to address the rise of anti-,semitism through diplomatic efforts including engagement in international organizations such as the ,,osce2 ,whereas the ,office to ,monitor and ,combat ,anti-,semitism in the ,department of ,state1 which is headed by the ,special ,envoy to ,monitor and ,combat ,anti-,semitism1 has consistently supported ,european efforts to combat ,anti-,semitism2 and ,whereas1 at the urging of the ,united ,states and #cf other countries1 including all ,european ,union ,states1 the ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly convened the first ever meeting on anti-,semitism on ,january #bb1 #bjae1 to consider ways to confront the long-standing and growing problem of anti-,semitism worldwide3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate urges the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,attorney ,general1 and other relevant ,united ,states ,government agencies and officials to work closely with the ,european ,union and ,european governments to encourage further efforts to address anti-,semitism by-- 7#a7 undertaking prompt1 impartial1 and effective investigations of any acts of violence motivated by anti-,semitism and fully prosecuting those responsible for such violence within the extent of the law2 7#b7 encouraging ,european countries and the ,european ,union to designate senior-level special envoys to monitor1 prevent1 and combat anti-,semitism regionally and domestically2 7#c7 cooperating with ,european counterparts on developing programs to counter violent extremists engaged in anti-,semitic activity2 7#d7 encouraging the ,european ,union and its ,member ,states to integrate measures to combat anti-,semitism into relevant national strategies and action plans by including measures to protect human rights1 religious tolerance1 and equality1 and to ensure hate crime and violence prevention2 7#e7 increasing cooperation on training initiatives related to hate crimes1 particularly crimes motivated by anti-,semitism1 for law enforcement personnel1 and improving monitoring and reporting efforts2 7#f7 empowering civil society1 including diverse religious and ethnic groups1 civil and human rights organizations1 and the business community1 to fight anti-,semitism and discrimination2 7#g7 convening regular consultations with ,jewish community organizations and non-,jewish civil and human rights organizations to demonstrate visible support1 listen to concerns1 and solicit recommendations on improving security and supporting victims2 and 7#h7 reaffirming and implementing the recommendations in the ,,osce's ,december #bjad ,basel ,declaration on ,enhancing ,efforts to ,combat ,anti-,semitism4