Tony Blair To Chair Organization That Fights 'Anti-Semitism' and Racism
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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33001961Tony Blair is to become the chairman of an organisation that combats anti-semitism and racism in Europe. The former UK prime minister will join the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation (ECTR), which has campaigned for tougher laws on extremism. Mr Blair is standing down this month as the Middle East envoy representing the US, Russia, the UN and the EU ... It [the ECTR] has called on European countries to bring in legislation creating clearer definitions of racism and anti-Semitism, boost educational programmes and make Holocaust denial a criminal offence. The organisation also wants governments to provide security at synagogues and Jewish schools.
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