Ottawa Protocol


The Ottawa Protocol on Combating Antisemitism is an action plan which "note and reaffirm the London Declaration on Combating Antisemitism as a template document for the fight against Antisemitism". It was developed during the second annual Conference and Summit of the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism which took place in Ottawa in November, 2010, by Parliamentarians and experts from over 50 countries around the globe. It endorsed the Working Definition of Antisemitism.

Background

The ICCA has brought together some 46 countries and over 250 parliamentarians from around the world to lead the fight against global Antisemitism. The ICCA's principal purpose is to share knowledge, experience and recommendations in an attempt to deal more effectively with contemporary Antisemitism.
The first annual conference of the "Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism" was held in London, England in February, 2009. Canada has hosted the second gathering of the ICCA, from November 7-9th, 2010, in Ottawa. The conference "provided the opportunity for delegates to explore data and exchange best practices to learn about the best ways to combat Antisemitism around the world". The Ottawa Protocol was the outcome of the 2010 Conference on Combating Antisemitism.

Content

The protocol deals with 3 fundamental issues:

Concerns

Reaffirmation

Commitments

Responses

Jason Kenney, Canada Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister, has said:
John Baird, Canada Foreign Affairs Minister has said:
Professor Irwin Cotler, MP and Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism, said that:
Kenneth L. Marcus, Director, Initiative to Combat Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israelism in America's Educational Systems, has written: