,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #f1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,keating 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 and ,mr4    
,sires7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,reaffirming the need for 
transatlantic cooperation to combat     
anti-,semitism in ,europe4  ,whereas    
anti-,semitism in ,europe is widespread 
and increasing according to many        
studies1 including those conducted by   
the ,european ,union ,agency for        
,fundamental ,rights1 the ,pew ,research
 ,center1 and media outlets2 ,whereas   
#hi percent of ,jews living in ,austria1
 ,belgium1 ,denmark1 ,germany1 ,france1 
,hungary1 ,italy1 the ,netherlands1     
,poland1 ,spain1 ,sweden1 and the       
,united ,kingdom feel anti-,semitism has
 increased over the past decade2        
,whereas #he percent of ,european ,jews 
consider anti-,semitism to be the       

biggest social or political problem in  
their country2 ,whereas #bh percent of  
,european ,jews experienced             
anti-,semitic harassment at least once  
during the last year2 ,whereas #cd      
percent of ,european ,jews avoid        
visiting ,jewish events or sites because
 they do not feel safe2 ,whereas #gi    
percent of ,european ,jews have said    
they do not report anti-,semitic        
incidents1 with #dh percent giving the  
reason that nothing would have changed  
had they done so2 ,whereas ,congress    
passed the ,combating ,european         
,anti-,semitism ,act in #bjah to require
 increased ,department of ,state        
reporting on the scope and severity of  
anti-,semitism in ,europe2 ,whereas many
 ,european governments and the ,european
 ,union have adopted the ,international 
,holocaust ,remembrance ,alliance       
working definition of anti-,semitism2   
,whereas #ch percent of ,european ,jews 
have considered emigrating because they 
did not feel safe as ,jews in ,europe2  

,whereas one-third of #g1jjj ,europeans 
surveyed said they knew just a little or
 nothing at all about the ,holocaust2   
and ,whereas the global rise in         
anti-,semitism should be cause for      
serious concern on both sides of the    
,atlantic3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7  
reaffirms the strong transatlantic      
alliance between the ,united ,states and
 ,europe and our long history of        
addressing shared challenges2  7#b7     
recognizes the need for the ,united     
,states and ,europe to work together to 
combat anti-,semitism2  7#c7 calls on   
all ,european governments to take all   
necessary measures to ensure the safety 
and security of ,jewish communities2    
7#d7 recognizes the ,european           
,commission and the ,organization for   
,security and ,cooperation in ,europe   
have taken action to increase education 
and inclusion and to criminalize        
anti-,semitic crimes and ,holocaust     
denial2  7#e7 encourages ,european      

leaders to provide robust political     
leadership to reassure ,jewish          
communities and to speak out against    
manifestations of anti-,semitism and    
other forms of intolerance across the   
political spectrum2  7#f7 encourages    
,european governments to ensure that    
school curricula include education about
 the ,holocaust1 modern-day             
anti-,semitism1 and inclusive antibias  
training1 and to mandate hate crime     
prevention and response training into   
law enforcement education2 and  7#g7    
calls for increased cooperation and     
partnership to address the scourge of   
anti-,semitism4