Pledge on Mousawi
The Minister responsible for Community Cohesion has vowed to address concerns about the visit of Ibrahim Mousawi editor of controversial Hezbollah TV station Al Manar to the UK next month.
Parmjit Dhanda assured Jewish leaders at a meeting last week that he would consult the Home Office on the issue.
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Dhanda said: “We have made significant progress on a number of the recommendations including security of schools. We have also provided support for the cross-party model of inquiry to be taken to other countries. To date Canada, the USA, France and Germany have expressed a strong interest in taking this forward. We are also undertaking research into the impact of anti-semitic discourse.”
He also highlighted his intention to visit Auschwitz next year with the Holocaust Educational Trust, and to engage trade unions in Holocaust Memorial Day in January.
Newmark said the meeting was “extremely productive.”
“The Minister also shared our concerns with regard to the planned visit of Ibrahim Mousawi and the potential damage it may do to community relations. He agreed to raise the matter with the Home Office to explore what action might be taken,” he added.
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