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Podcast: Moncrieff
Episode: Does the Government need to do more to combat anti-Semitism?
Description: A new report from the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland has documented more than 140 anti-Semitic incidents in Ireland over a six-month period, raising concerns about the safety and visibility of the country’s small Jewish community.Among those speaking out is Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland. Writing in The Irish Times, he says many Jewish people in Ireland feel increasingly reluctant to report abuse or draw attention to their identity, and he’s calling on the Government to adopt stronger measures to monitor and combat anti-Semitism…Oliver Sears joins Seán to discuss.