The USA parliament member Benjamin Cardin was the main author and speaker on this issue. He emphasized the necessity of working on this issue in every country. According to his words, 1500 accidents of anti-Semitism manifestations have been registered only in the USA for the last couple of years.
Special attention was focused on the issues concerning struggle with the attempts to limit freedom of conscience. Therefore, the Committee introduced a new paragraph to the Resolution, in which the parliament members remind the participating States that respect of free will, freedom of conscience or religion should promote struggle with all forms of intolerance in order to establish positive relations between people, strengthen social equity and achieve peace all over the world.
The Resolution also includes paragraphs, in which the Parliamentary Assembly expresses "worry about glorification of the Nazi movement, including erection of monuments and memorials and holding public manifestations, which glorify Nazi past, Nazi movement and neo-Nazism." The Committee members stated that introduction of this paragraph is well-reasoned, "because such practice is a breeding ground for modern forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia." The parliament members emphasize "the necessity of taking more effective measures in struggle with such phenomena and extremist movements, which do endanger democratic values."
Discussing the Resolution, the parliament members reminded of the Holocaust and its influence, acts of anti-Semitism that take place within the OSCE region. The Committee members state that such manifestations are not limited by some State, but "require firmness from all participating States in order to remove this black spot from the history of mankind."
After the discussion the participants of the meeting supplemented the text of the Resolution with the paragraph, in which they call on the participating States for ratifying and implementing statements of the Bucharest Declaration and this Resolution as a proof of adherence to the aim "to respect human rights and basic liberties, including free will, freedom of conscience and religion, of everybody with no division into race, gender or religion", as it is stated in the Helsinki Final Act.