Joel James MS, Senedd Member for South Wales Central, has today marked the second anniversary of the appalling October 7th attacks against Israel.
The Member noted that sadly, antisemitism still exists on our streets and across services throughout the country with Joel even receiving complaints about statements put out by Urdd Gobaith Cymru, an organisation he's always associated with fairness and inclusivity.
During a recent contribution in the Senedd Chamber, Joel also highlighted a recent report that has been commissioned by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and backed by the UK Government, that shows that antisemitism has now been normalised in Britain.
The Member stated:
The review warned that Jewish people in the UK were suffering increasing prejudice in our professions, cultural life and in our public services, and found that antisemitism has become pervasive in our NHS, in our universities and in our arts sector.
Closing his contribution, Joel asked the Welsh Government to bring forward an oral statement as a matter of urgency on what actions it is taking to address this report and tackle antisemitism across Wales.
Speaking about the second anniversary of the appalling October 7th , Joel said:
Today marks the second anniversary of the appalling October 7th attacks against Israel.
As we saw from the horrific scenes last week, antisemitism sadly still exists on our streets and in our public services.
Recently, I asked the Welsh Government to bring forward to the Welsh Parliament an oral statement as a matter of urgency on what actions it is taking to tackle antisemitism in our NHS, in our universities and in our arts.
Disappointingly, as of yet, no such statement has come forward...
To watch Joel's Senedd contribution in full, please click here.
