The non-profit association was created more than four years ago, mainly out of a desire to not see history repeat itself. Goerres, speaking to RTL Radio on Thursday morning, expressed the opinion that Luxembourg needs an independent observatory to count antisemitic incidents.
The current precedent is a private initiative, but Goerres pointed out that the authorities have not launched any measures against antisemitism. Currently, Goerres explained, politicians seem deaf to the issue. He called for a neutral body which would collect information on incidents.
Whilst Luxembourg, having had 13 reports of antisemtism in 2017, is not experiencing a resurgence of antisemitic acts like in other countries, Goerres highlighted that Jewish people are still blamed for negative political or social occurrences. The only way to fight this trend is to explain and make people think, according to Goerres. He acknowledged that working against fake news is no simple task, but the importance of questioning sensationalist news stories remains true to this day.
